xylem
noun/ˈzaɪləm/
/ˈzaɪləm/
[uncountable] (biology)- the material in plants that carries water and minerals upwards from the root compare phloemWord Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek xulon ‘wood’ + the passive suffix -ēma.
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