sieve cell (English, noun)
expansion: sieve cell (plural sieve cells)
Senses:
glosses: One of the long, slender, conducting cells of the phloem that do not form a constituent element of a sieve tube, but which are provided with relatively unspecialized sieve areas, especially in the tapering ends of the cells that overlap those of other sieve cells. Sieve cells are typically associated with gymnosperms.
Forms:
form: sieve cells
tags: plural