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xylem

  • /ˈzaɪ.ləm/

Rhymes with -aɪləm

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

noun xylems

  1. countable, uncountable 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.

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noun botany: vascular tissue in land plants

Españolxilema
中文木質部 /木质部 mùzhìbù
Portuguêsxilema
Françaisxylème
DeutschXylem
Italianoxilema
Românăxilem
Русскийксилема ksilema
العربيةنسيج الخشب

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"xylem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/xylem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"xylem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/xylem.

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@misc{xylem_2026,
  title = {xylem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xylem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}