STELE
- the central cylinder in stems and roots of plants [n -S]
- the central portion of vascular tissue in a plant stem [n STELES] : STELIC [adj]
- central cylinder or cylinders of vascular and related tissue in stems and other parts of higher plants
- upright, inscribed stone slab, surface, or pillar serving as a monument, marker, or the like
- (in ancient Rome) a burial stone