Associations to the word «Xylem»

Wiktionary

XYLEM, noun. (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.

Dictionary definition

XYLEM, noun. The woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats