A strand of conducting vessels in the stem or leaves of a plant, typically with phloem on the outside and xylem on the inside.
Example sentencesExamples
- A large vascular bundle comprising xylem and phloem elements supplies the nectary.
- Stained cells corresponding to immature xylem were detected in vascular bundles of flowers and fruits.
- Wheat grains possess a furrow running along the length of the kernel with a vascular bundle embedded at the bottom.
- The nectary is supplied by a single vascular bundle comprising xylem and phloem.
- The conducting tissues within the vascular bundles are the xylem and phloem.