Plant tissue that carries water up the root and stem. Xylem cell walls derive most of their strength from LIGNIN. The vessels are similar to PHLOEM sieve tubes but lack companion cells and do not have perforated sides and pores.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D052584
altLabel
Xylems
AQL
AE AH CH CL CY DE EM EN GD GE IM ME MI PH PO PS RE TO UL VI
cui
C1720877
DC
1
definition
Plant tissue that carries water up the root and stem. Xylem cell walls derive most of their strength from LIGNIN. The vessels are similar to PHLOEM sieve tubes but lack companion cells and do not have perforated sides and pores.
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