pericycle

(noun)

in a plant root, the cylinder of plant tissue between the endodermis and phloem

Related Terms

Examples of pericycle in the following topics:

  • Meristems

    • Meristematic tissues are found in many locations, including near the tips of roots and stems (apical meristems), in the buds and nodes of stems, in the cambium between the xylem and phloem in dicotyledonous trees and shrubs, under the epidermis of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs (cork cambium), and in the pericycle of roots, producing branch roots.

  • The Evolution of Roots in Seedless Plants

    • The outermost cell layer of the root's vascular tissue is the pericycle, an area that can give rise to lateral roots.