Ray

• Title

  Ray

• Definition

  A radial band of tissue in the wood of vascular plants that allows movement of water, nutrients, and photosynthate in stems and trunks; in Cyperaceae, a secondary axis of a compound inflorescence; in Solanum (Solanaceae), a division of a stellate hair.

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