xylem
/ˈzaɪ.ləm/
xylem 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.
Noun
xylem (countable and uncountable, plural xylems)
xylem meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Tagalog
xylem in Tamil
- கட்டைத் திசு, காழ், சைலம், தாரு
xylem in Telugu
- botany: vascular tissue in land plants
- దారువు dāruvu
xylem in Kannada
- ಕ್ಸೈಲಮ್
xylem in Tagalog
- botany: vascular tissue in land plants
- danumdaluyan
More languagesFewer languages
- xylem in Arabic
- نسيج الخشب
- xylem in Malay
- xilem
- xylem in Indonesian
- xilem
- xylem in Persian
- آوند چوبی âvand-e čubi
- xylem in Thai
- ไซเล็ม sai-lêm
Forms of xylem
| plural | xylems |
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Origin of xylem
From German Xylem, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”).
Words formed from xylem
Words that rhyme with xylem
Questions about xylem
- What does xylem mean?
- Xylem means 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.
- What is xylem in Tamil?
- Xylem in Tamil is கட்டைத் திசு, காழ், சைலம். See Xylem meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is xylem?
- Xylem is a noun.
- How do you pronounce xylem?
- Xylem is pronounced /ˈzaɪ.ləm/.
- What is the plural of xylem?
- The plural of xylem is xylems.
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