metaxylem

[ met-uh-zahy-luh m, -lem ]

/ ˌmɛt əˈzaɪ ləm, -lɛm /

noun Botany.

the part of the primary xylem that is the last to be formed, usually having weblike or pitted surfaces.

Words nearby metaxylem

metatoluidine, metatrophic, metatropic dwarfism, metaverse, metaxas, metaxylem, metazoa, metazoan, metazoonosis, metchnikoff, mete

Origin of metaxylem

First recorded in 1900–05; meta- + xylem

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British Dictionary definitions for metaxylem

metaxylem

/ (ˌmɛtəˈzaɪlɛm) /

noun

xylem tissue that consists of rigid thick-walled cells and occurs in parts of the plant that have finished growingCompare protoxylem

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