xylem

See also: Xylem

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

enPR: zīʹləm, IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ.ləm/

Noun

xylem (plural xylems)

(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

Translations

a vascular tissue in land plants

Catalan: xilema m
Dutch: xyleem (nl) n
Esperanto: ksilemo
French: xylem (fr)
German: Xylem (de) n
Hungarian: farész
Irish: xiléim f
Italian: xilema m
Malay: xilem (ms)

Maori: tariwai
Occitan: xilèma m
Portuguese: xilema (pt) m
Romanian: xilem (ro) n
Russian: ксилема (ru) f (ksilema)
Spanish: xilema (es) m
Tagalog: danumdaluyan
Telugu: దారువు (te) (dāruvu)
Thai: ไซเล็ม (th) (sai-lêm)

See also

phloem

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