Plant tissue

• Botanical nutrient conductor
• Axes rotten elm having woody tissue
• Plant circulatory tissue
• Phloem's cousin
• Plant circulatory system
• Water-carrying plant tissue

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"woody tissue in higher plants," 1875, from German Xylem , coined from Greek xylon "wood" (see xylo- ).