Etymology

siphonostele

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Today it means: A type of stele in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a cylinder surrounding a central pith and possessing leaf gaps. Full definition →

English stele
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  1. Englishsiphon
  2. Englishstele
  3. English todaysiphonostele

From siphon + -o- + stele.

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