sieve tube

collocation in English

meaningsofsieveandtube

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sieve
noun[C]
uk
/sɪv/us
/sɪv/
a tool consisting of a wood, plastic, or metal frame with a wire or plastic net attached to it. You use it either to separate solids from a liquid, or you rub larger solids through it to make ...
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tube
noun
uk
/tʃuːb/us
/tuːb/
a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids ...
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(Definition ofsieveandtubefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsieve tube

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In leaves, companion cells help move the sugar that is produced by photosynthesis from the mesophyll tissue into thesievetubeelements.
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Sieve cells are typically associated with gymnosperms, because angiosperms have the more derivedsievetubemembers and companion cells in their phloem.
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They have a narrower diameter and are more elongated compared tosievetubemembers.
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The ends of these cells are connected with othersievetubemembers, and together they constitute thesievetube.
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Eachsievetubeelement is normally associated with one or more nucleate companion cells, to which they are connected by plasmodesmata (channels between the cells).
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Organic compounds such as sucrose produced by photosynthesis in leaves are distributed by the phloemsievetubeelements.
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Thesievetubeelements lack nuclei and ribosomes, and their metabolism and functions are regulated by the adjacent nucleate companion cells.
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Now they are unable to move back, but can proceed through wider plasmodesmata into thesievetubeelement.
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At the interface between twosievetubemembers in angiosperms are sieve plates, pores in the plant cell walls that facilitate transport of materials between them.
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Phloem is a nutrient-conducting tissue composed of sieve tubes or sieve cells mixed with parenchyma and fibers.
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The companion cells, connected to the sieve tubes via plasmodesmata, are responsible for loading the phloem with sugars.
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