English

leptophloem

lepto- + phloem

Ancient Greek λέπω ‘I peel’

Ancient Greek λεπτός ‘thin’

Proto-Hellenic *pʰléwō

Ancient Greek φλέω ‘I abound’

Ancient Greek φλόος ‘husk, bark’

German Phloëm

Today it means

noun Rudimentary phloem, for storage or conduction of food material.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / leptophloem