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sieve plate

Definition of sieve plate

noun

Botany
  • an area of relatively large pores present in the common end walls of sieve tube elements.
  • Zoology a perforated plate in the integument of an invertebrate, especially the madreporite of an echinoderm.

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Definition of sieve plate in the US English dictionary