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protoxylem

[proh-tuh-zahy-luh m, -lem]

noun Botany.

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

Origin of protoxylem

First recorded in 1895–1900; proto- + xylem
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British Dictionary definitions for protoxylem

protoxylem

noun

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

protoxylem

[prō′tə-zī′ləm]

The first formed xylem that differentiates from the procambium.
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