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ˈtreɪ ki ɪdtra·cheid
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Princeton's WordNet
tracheidnoun
long tubular cell peculiar to xylem
Wiktionary
tracheidnoun
A tracheid cell.
Etymology: From Tracheïde, corresponding to.
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Tracheid
A tracheid is a long and tapered lignified cell in the xylem of vascular plants. It is a type of conductive cell called a tracheary element. Angiosperms use another type of tracheary element, called vessel elements, to transport water through the xylem. The main functions of tracheid cells are to transport water and inorganic salts, and to provide structural support for trees. There are often pits on the cell walls of tracheids, which allows for water flow between cells. Tracheids are dead at functional maturity and do not have a protoplast. The wood (softwood) of gymnosperms such as pines and other conifers is mainly composed of tracheids. Tracheids are also the main conductive cells in the primary xylem of ferns.The tracheid was first named after the German botanist Carl Gustav Sanio in 1863, from the German Tracheide.
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tracheid
A tracheid is a type of water-conducting cell in vascular plants, characterized by tapering ends, hard, thickened cell walls, and no perforations. These cells are dead when mature, functioning in the transport of water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant. They also provide structural support.
Webster Dictionary
Tracheidnoun
a wood cell with spiral or other markings and closed throughout, as in pine wood
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Tracheid
Tracheids are elongated cells in the xylem of vascular plants that serve in the transport of water and mineral salts. Tracheids are one of two types of tracheary elements, vessel elements being the other. Tracheids, unlike vessel elements, do not have perforations. All tracheary elements develop a thick lignified cell wall, and at maturity the protoplast has broken down and disappeared. The presence of tracheary elements is the defining characteristic of vascular plants to differentiate them from non-vascular plants. Tracheid build varies by location. The two major functions that tracheids may fulfill are contributing to the transport system and providing structural support. The secondary walls have thickenings in various forms—as annular rings; as continuous helices; as a network; as transverse nets; or, as extensive thickenings except in the region of pits. Tracheids occur in vascular bundles throughout the non-woody parts of the vascular plant and provide water and minerals collected by the roots to leaves and other parts of the plant. Tracheids provide most of the structural support in softwoods, where they are the major cell type.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tracheid in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tracheid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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