Xylem

['zaɪləm]

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

Typist: Xavier--From WordNet

(n.) That portion of a fibrovascular bundle which has developed, or will develop, into wood cells; -- distinguished from phloem.

Typed by Howard

n. the woody part of vegetable tissue—opposed to the phloé› or bast part.

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