bicollateral

[ bahy-kuh-lat-er-uh l ]
/ ˌbaɪ kəˈlæt ər əl /

adjective Botany.

(of a bundle) having the xylem lined with phloem on both its inner and outer faces.

Origin of bicollateral

First recorded in 1880–85; bi-1 + collateral

OTHER WORDS FROM bicollateral

bi·col·lat·er·al·i·ty, noun

Words nearby bicollateral

bicker, bickie, biclonality, bicoastal, bicol, bicollateral, bicolor, bicolour, bicompact, biconcave, biconcave lens

British Dictionary definitions for bicollateral

bicollateral
/ (ˌbaɪkɒˈlætərəl) /

adjective

botany (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem