Polystele

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a segment of plant stem which is characterised by possession of more than a single stele.

    "In a stele prior to the breaking up into a polystele, phloem strand becomes “U”-shaped."

Example

More examples

"In a stele prior to the breaking up into a polystele, phloem strand becomes “U”-shaped."

Etymology

From poly- + stele.

More for "polystele"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.