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phloem   :

The vascular tissue in plants through which dissolved nutrients flow from the leaves to the stems and roots. Maple syrup is drawn from the sap flowing through the phloem of sugar maple trees. [Phloem comes from the Greek word meaning “smooth bark” or “husk.”]