- (botany) sieve tube
Generated definitions (experimental)
- sieve tube
This term is used in botany to refer to a specialized structure in the vascular tissue of plants that is involved in the transport of nutrients and photosynthates.
The sieve tubes of plants are mainly responsible for transporting nutrients.
Sieve tubes play an important role between the roots and leaves of plants.
Generated collocations (experimental)
shāi guǎn筛管zǔ zhī组织sieve tube tissueshāi guǎn筛管xì bāo细胞sieve tube cellshāi guǎn筛管xì tǒng系统sieve tube systemshāi guǎn筛管lián jiē连接sieve tube connectionshāi guǎn筛管liú dòng流动flow in sieve tubesshāi guǎn筛管gōng néng功能function of sieve tubesshāi guǎn筛管yùn shū运输transport in sieve tubesshāi guǎn筛管jié gòu结构structure of sieve tubesshāi guǎn筛管fā yù发育development of sieve tubesshāi guǎn筛管wěi suō萎缩atrophy of sieve tubes