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.
Xylem tissue is the water-transport tissue carrying water and minerals from the roots up the plant. body, and phloem tissue is the food-transport tissue carrying phloem sap (food nutrients) from food sources. (leaves or food storage organs) to food sinks (growing non-photosynthetic structures or food storage organs).