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Xylem

Xylem Meaning & Definition
Xylem Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Xylem?

[n] the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels

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See Also | ligneous plant | tracheid | vascular tissue | woody plant

Xylem In Webster's Dictionary

\Xy"lem\, n. [Gr. xy`lon wood.] (Bot.) That portion of a fibrovascular bundle which has developed, or will develop, into wood cells; -- distinguished from phlo["e]m.

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