protostele

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noun

A type of stele, in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a solid core, with no central pith or leaf gaps.

Opposite
siphonostele
OriginEnglish stele ← Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *pró →
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Meanings

nounprotostele (plural protosteles)

plural protosteles

  1. biologyA type of stele, in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a solid core, with no central pith or leaf gaps.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
siphonostele
Also see
monostele

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. Englishstele
  9. Englishprotostele

From proto- + stele.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Steelpoort
Cite this entry
APA

protostele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protostele

MLA

“protostele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protostele. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protostele,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protostele.

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