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Webster 1913 Edition

Xylem

Xy′lem

,

Noun.

[Gr.

ξύλον

wood.]

(Bot.)

That portion of a fibrovascular bundle which has developed, or will develop, into wood cells; – distinguished from

phloem

.

Definition 2024

xylem

xylem

See also: Xylem

English

Noun

xylem ‎(plural xylems)

(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.

Derived terms

Translations

a vascular tissue in land plants

Catalan: xilema m
Dutch: xyleem (nl) n
Esperanto: ksilemo
German: Xylem (de) n
Hungarian: farész
Irish: xiléim f
Italian: xilema m

Malay: xilem
Maori: tariwai
Portuguese: xilema (pt) m
Romanian: xilem (ro) n
Russian: ксилема (ru) f ‎(ksilema)
Spanish: xilema (es) m
Tagalog: danumdaluyan
Telugu: దారువు (te) ‎(dāruvu)
Thai: ไซเล็ม ‎(sai-lêm)

See also

phloem