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Woody tissue
Answer for the clue "Woody tissue ", 5 letters:
xylem
Alternative clues for the word xylem
- Tree tissue
- Water-transporting tissue in plants
- Botanical nutrient conductor
- Plant circulatory tissue
- Plant circulatory system
- Upward-flowing plant vessels
- The woody part of plants the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
- Axes chopped up elm's woody tissue
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.