xylem

See also Xylem

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: zīʹləm, IPA: /ˈzaɪ.ləm/

Noun

xylem (plural xylems)

1. (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 (ca) m
• Dutch: xyleem (nl) n
• Esperanto: ksilemo (eo)
• German: Xylem (de) n
• Hungarian: farész (hu)

• Irish: xiléim (ga) f
• Italian: xilema (it) m
• Malay: xilem (ms)
• Russian: ксилема (ru) (ksilema)
• Spanish: xilema (es) m
• Telugu: దారువు (te)

See also

• phloem