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  • 1. xylem
  • Xylem in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. xylem
  • Xylem in a sentence
Synonyms
Etymology

1. xylem

noun. the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels.

Synonyms

  • ligneous plant
  • tracheid
  • vascular tissue

Etymology

  • Xylem (German)
  • ξύλον (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

Sentences with xylem


1. Noun, singular or mass
Sometimes, the xylem can get an air bubble at the bottom of the stem.

2. Proper noun, singular
Once a water molecule diffuses into a root, it can take one of three paths to reach the xylem, which is the conduit from the roots to the rest of the plant.

3. Adjective
Non vascular plants or bryophytes do not contain xylem tissue, or vascular tissue, to move nutrients.

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