protoxylem

[ proh-tuh-zahy-luh m, -lem ]
/ ˌproʊ təˈzaɪ ləm, -lɛm /

noun Botany.

the part of the primary xylem that develops first, consisting of narrow, thin-walled cells.

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Origin of protoxylem

First recorded in 1895–1900; proto- + xylem

Words nearby protoxylem

prototroph, prototrophic, prototype, protovertebra, protoxide, protoxylem, protozoa, protozoan, protozoiasis, protozoicide, protozoology
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British Dictionary definitions for protoxylem

protoxylem
/ (ˌprəʊtəˈzaɪləm) /

noun

the first-formed xylem tissue, consisting of extensible thin-walled cells thickened with rings or spirals of ligninCompare metaxylem
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Scientific definitions for protoxylem

protoxylem
[ prō′tə-zī′ləm ]

The first formed xylem that differentiates from the procambium.
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