ectophloic
adjective
ec·to·phlo·ic
\¦ektə¦flōik\
Definition of ectophloic
botany
: having phloem only external to the xylem —used of the siphonostele of certain vascular plants — compare amphiphloic
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Origin and Etymology of ectophloic
ect- + phloem + -ic
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