: a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants that consists of vessels, tracheids, or both usually together with wood fibers and parenchyma cells, functions chiefly in conduction of water and dissolved minerals but also in support and food storage, and typically constitutes the woody element (as of a plant stem) compare phloem
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The remnants of the xylem and phloem — tubules that transport water, sugars and nutrients throughout living leaves — somehow become a root.
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Douglas Main, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Bacteria can block the xylem vessels in the stems of cut flowers, which prevents them from absorbing water and nutrients.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
The pushpin-size insects, who expend most of their energy vacuuming up xylem fluid, lack the energy required to produce a stream, forcing them to pee in a more creative way.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2023
Researchers said the noises are the sound of popping air bubbles, which plants produce in their xylem, a tissue that moves water.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
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Douglas Main, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Bacteria can block the xylem vessels in the stems of cut flowers, which prevents them from absorbing water and nutrients.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
The pushpin-size insects, who expend most of their energy vacuuming up xylem fluid, lack the energy required to produce a stream, forcing them to pee in a more creative way.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2023
Researchers said the noises are the sound of popping air bubbles, which plants produce in their xylem, a tissue that moves water.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
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“Xylem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/xylem. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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