xylem

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/ˈzaɪ.ləm/

noun

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.

OriginGerman Xylem ← Ancient Greek ξύλον →
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Meanings

nounxylem (countable and uncountable, plural xylems)

plural xylems

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekξύλον“wood”
  2. GermanXylem
  3. Englishxylem

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

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Translations

Afrikaans xileem
  • xileembotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Arabic نسيج الخشب
  • نسيج الخشبbotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Bulgarian дървесна тъкан, ксилем
  • дървесна тъкан (dărvesna tăkan)botany: vascular tissue in land plants
  • ксилем (ksilem)botany: vascular tissue in land plants
Catalan xilema
  • xilemabotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Chinese Mandarin 木質部 /木质部
  • 木質部 /木质部 (mùzhìbù)botany: vascular tissue in land plants
Dutch xyleem
  • xyleembotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Esperanto ksilemo
  • ksilemobotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Finnish puusolukko, ksyleemi
  • puusolukkobotany: vascular tissue in land plants
  • ksyleemibotany: vascular tissue in land plants
French xylème
  • xylèmebotany: vascular tissue in land plants
German Xylem
  • Xylembotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Hungarian farész
  • farészbotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Indonesian xilem
  • xilembotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Irish xiléim
  • xiléimbotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Italian xilema
  • xilemabotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Malay xilem
  • xilembotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Māori tariwai
  • tariwaibotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Persian آوند چوبی
  • آوند چوبی (âvand-e čubi)botany: vascular tissue in land plants
Polish drewno, ksylem
  • drewnobotany: vascular tissue in land plants
  • ksylembotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Portuguese xilema
  • xilemabotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Romanian xilem
  • xilembotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Russian ксилема
  • ксилема (ksilema)botany: vascular tissue in land plants
Spanish xilema
  • xilemabotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Tagalog danumdaluyan
  • danumdaluyanbotany: vascular tissue in land plants
Thai ไซเล็ม
  • ไซเล็ม (sai-lêm)botany: vascular tissue in land plants

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with xylem

asylumphylumbulbophyllumhilumfilumpilumwhilom
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Cite this entry
APA

xylem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylem

MLA

“xylem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylem. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xylem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xylem.

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