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xylem

xy·lem

UK/ˈzaɪ.ləm/ fairly common

noun

1.

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

Origin

From German Xylem, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”).

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