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| Kranz anatomy [ kránts ə natəmi ] |
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leaf anatomy of tropical plants: the distinctive arrangement of leaf tissue in some tropical plants, e.g. maize and sugar cane, that contributes to their relatively faster growth in abundant light. It consists of a sheath of tightly packed cells around the vascular bundles, giving a more rapid export of photosynthetic products from the leaf.
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| [Kranz< German, 'wreath'; from the wreath-shaped configuration of the cells] |
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