Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals from the roots throughout the cannabis plant stems and leaves.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
xylem (noun)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
Xylem (Wikipedia)
Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, the other being phloem; both of these are part of the vascular bundle. The basic function of the xylem is to transport water upward from the roots to parts of the plants such as stems and leaves, but it also transports nutrients. The word xylem is derived from the Ancient Greek word ξύλον (xúlon), meaning "wood"; the best-known xylem tissue is wood, though it is found throughout a plant. The term was introduced by Carl Nägeli in 1858.
Xylem (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
From German Xylem, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: zīʹləm, IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ.ləm/
- Rhymes: -aɪləm
Noun
xylem (countable and uncountable, plural xylems)
- (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.
Coordinate terms
- phloem
Derived terms
- leptoxylem
vascular tissue, plant transport system, water-conducting tissue, sapwood, tracheary elements