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Wood tissue
Answer for the clue "Wood tissue ", 5 letters:
xylem
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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.
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.