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Upward-flowing plant vessels
Answer for the clue "Upward-flowing plant vessels ", 5 letters:
xylem
Alternative clues for the word xylem
- Tissue in plants
- Wood tissue
- The woody part of plants the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
- Axes chopped up elm's woody tissue
- Water-transporting tissue in plants
- Plant tissue
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- Botanical nutrient conductor
Word definitions for xylem in dictionaries
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- ).
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
Usage examples of xylem.
And lifting water is just one of the many jobs that the phloem, xylem, and cambium perform.