xylem en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈzaɪ.ləm/
- zīʹləm
Etymology
From German Xylem, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”).
Meanings
- (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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| xylems | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
metaxylem · leptoxylem · xylemian · xylemic · xylematic · protoxylem · xylemless · xylemlike
Translations (31)
ga xiléim (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · fr xylème (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · mi tariwai (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · kk ксилема (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · te దారువు (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · oc xilèma (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · id xilem (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · th ไซเล็ม (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · es xilema (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · bg ксилем (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · pt xilema (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · ru ксилема (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · ar نسيج الخشب (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · ca xilema (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · pl ksylem (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · ms xilem (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · tl danumdaluyan (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · ro xilem (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · eo ksilemo (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · bg дървесна тъкан (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · fa آوند چوبی (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · cmn 木質部 /木质部 (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · hu farész (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · af xileem (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · ky ксилема (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · it xilema (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · nl xyleem (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · fi ksyleemi (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · pl drewno (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · fi puusolukko (botany: vascular tissue in land plants) · de Xylem (botany: vascular tissue in land plants)