borg phone

Cell Phone attachment which attaches directly into the ear. Intended to show everyone how important the user is because they cannot afford to take the time (approx. 1 second) to remove the regular phone from their pocket. Usually indicates a person craving attention or was dropped on their melon as a child.Could also be a bed wetter.Gives wearer the look of being half man. half dishwasher.

cell phone poser wanna be

My neighbor Jim is a real poser. He wears his Borg Phone when he is cutting his grass.

by Cletus Mangler December 17, 2006

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phloem

Tissue found in vascular plants. Its main function is to transport sugars and other food materials such as amino acids (see protein) from the leaves, where they are produced, to all other parts of the plant. This could be from the leaves to the roots to provide the chemicals needed for growth. However, it could be from a leaf and up to a developing fruit that is rich in sugars. The sugars are made by photosynthesis, which occurs in green parts of plants, such as leaves (see leaf). The amino acids are made from sugars and minerals, such as nitrate absorbed from the soil. Phloem tissue is usually found close to the other transport tissue in plants, xylem, which transports water and minerals. In non-woody plants phloem and xylem are found in bundles, such as the veins of a leaf.

Phloem is composed of sieve elements and their associated companion cells, together with some sclerenchyma and parenchyma cell types. Sieve elements are long, thin-walled cells joined end to end, forming sieve tubes; large pores in the end walls allow the continuous passage of nutrients. Phloem is usually found in association with xylem, the water-conducting tissue, but unlike the latter it is a living tissue.

Phloem Part of the transport system in plants

by Tommy rocks up July 11, 2007

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Phantom Step

A phantom step is the step that is always never there. But you will always convince yourself that it is. The phantom step is only felt during the night hours. When you walk up the steps, and feel like you haven't quite reached the top yet, you will always hoist your leg up a bit higher just to make sure you won't tumble. But low and behold, you had already reached the top. The phantom step is always followed by a feeling of confusion and a sense of disappointment.

I feel really stupid, I've lived in this house for years and I still fall prey to the phantom step

by PhantomStepper July 26, 2010

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