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 ~--r|-Food conducting 

 "4]- Cambium 

 ^1^ Water conducting 

 Wood fibers 



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Cortex 



Epidermis and 

 cuticle 



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Fig. 69. Stem of moonseed vine, showing tissues and their arrangement. 



