A type of stele found in certain vascular plants (especially ferns) which is broken up into a network of meristeles separated by parenchymatous areas usually associated with leaf-gaps.
Origin
Early 20th century. From dictyo- + stele.
Definition of dictyostele in US English:
dictyostele
nounˈdɪktɪəstiːl
Botany
A type of stele found in certain vascular plants (especially ferns) which is broken up into a network of meristeles separated by parenchymatous areas usually associated with leaf-gaps.