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1. (n.) xylem
a compound tissue in vascular plants that helps provide support and that conducts water and nutrients upward from the roots, consisting of tracheids, vessels, parenchyma cells, and woody fibers.
Etymology: (1870–75; < G < Gk xýl(on) wood (see phloem ))
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1. (noun) xylem
the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
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1. (noun) xylem
that portion of a fibrovascular bundle which has developed, or will develop, into wood cells; -- distinguished from phloem
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1. xylem
Plant tissue that carries water up the root and stem. Xylem cell walls derive most of their strength from LIGNIN. The vessels are similar to PHLOEM sieve tubes but lack companion cells and do not have perforated sides and pores.
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