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The woody part of plants the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
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xylem
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
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.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Xylem \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.
Usage examples of xylem.
And lifting water is just one of the many jobs that the phloem, xylem, and cambium perform.