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Water-transporting tissue in plants
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xylem
Alternative clues for the word xylem
- Phloem's cousin
- Plant tissue
- Axes rotten elm having woody tissue
- Upward-flowing plant vessels
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- Plant equivalent of blood vessels
- The woody part of plants the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
- Plant circulatory tissue
Word definitions for xylem in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants , phloem being the other. The basic function of xylem is to transport water from roots to shoot and leaves, but it also transports some nutrients . The word xylem is derived from the Greek ...
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.