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primary xylem

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noun

Botany.
  1. xylem derived directly from the growth of an apical meristem.


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The vascular cambium is located just outside the primary xylem and to the interior of the primary phloem.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The vascular bundles divide into primary xylem and primary phloem.

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Rounded bundles of primary xylem tissue project from this ring into the pith.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

Attached to the vascular cambium are primary phloem and primary xylem.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

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