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.

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Origin of metaxylem

First recorded in 1900–05; meta- + xylem

Words nearby metaxylem

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