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xylem
noun
Plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots and also helps support the plant.
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The Bell That Rang at Low Tide · paragraph 4Plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals from the roots and also helps support the plant.
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Dye taken up by the cut stem traced the path of water through the xylem.
On the cut face of a stem, the red stain marked the xylem that had carried dyed water upward.
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