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Webster
1913
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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
German
Noun
Xylem
n
(
genitive
Xylems
,
plural
Xyleme
)
xylem
Declension
Declension of
Xylem
singular
plural
indef.
def.
noun
def.
noun
nominative
ein
das
Xylem
die
Xyleme
genitive
eines
des
Xylems
der
Xyleme
dative
einem
dem
Xylem
den
Xylemen
accusative
ein
das
Xylem
die
Xyleme
Antonyms
Phloem
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
metaxylem
protoxylem
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
Pronunciation
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