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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 phlo·em /ˈfloˌɛm/
 韌皮部

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Phlo·ëm n.  Bot. That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to the inner bark; the liber tissue; -- distinguished from xylem.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 phloem
      n : (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances
          (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists
          primarily of sieve tubes [syn: bast]