Meanings
nounvascular bundle (plural vascular bundles)
plural vascular bundles
- biologyA strand of xylem, phloem, and their associated tissues within a eustele or atactostele.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
Similar
vascular strandfibrovascular bundle
Broader
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 維管束 /维管束
- 維管束 /维管束 (wai⁴ gun² cuk¹)botany: part of transport system in vascular plants
Chinese Mandarin 維管束 /维管束
- 維管束 /维管束 (wéiguǎnshù)botany: part of transport system in vascular plants
Finnish johtojänne
- johtojännebotany: part of transport system in vascular plants
German Leitbündel
- Leitbündelbotany: part of transport system in vascular plants
Japanese 維管束
- 維管束 (ikansoku)botany: part of transport system in vascular plants
Cite this entry
APA
vascular bundle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vascular%20bundle
MLA
“vascular bundle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vascular%20bundle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vascular bundle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vascular%20bundle.
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