Meaning | The woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels. | |
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Part of | woody plant, ligneous plant | A plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems |
Parts | tracheid | long tubular cell peculiar to xylem |
Broader | vascular tissue | tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants |
Spanish | xilema | |
Catalan | xilema |
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