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xylem

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

Plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots and also helps support the plant.

Dye taken up by the cut stem traced the path of water through the xylem.

Dictionary practice example.

On the cut face of a stem, the red stain marked the xylem that had carried dyed water upward.