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An association of similar cells is called a tissue. The similarity refers in the first instance to the outer appearance of the cells, but when generally referring to structures and functions, this also means their physiological performance. However, tissues are primarily morphological units. Multicellular functional units are termed organs; these are frequently constructed of several tissues. The study of tissues comes under the remit of histology (Greek histós, tissue).
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Neuhaus, G. (2013). The Tissues of Vascular Plants. In: Strasburger's Plant Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15518-5_3
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