Melan/o: The combining form meaning red: Erythr/o: The combining form meaning sweat: Hidr/o: The combining form meaning hairy or rough: Hirsut/o: The combining form meaning horny, hard, cornea: Kerat/o: The combining form meaning fat: Lip/o: The combining form meaning skin: Derm/o dermat/o : The combining form meaning lice or louse: Pedicul/o: The combining form that means fingernail or toenail: Onych/o
The ground tissue system synthesizes organic compounds, supports the plant and provides storage for the plant. It is mostly made up of plant cells called parenchyma cells but can also include some collenchyma and sclerenchyma cells as well. Parenchyma cells synthesize and store organic products in a plant.
(2) companion cell. (3) phloem fibers. (4) phloem parenchyma. The tissue is responsible for translocation, a process in plants responsible for transporting the photosynthate materials to all parts of a vascular plant. Phloem may be classified into the following based on the stage or origin of growth 1  : primary phloem.