1) Vascular tissue
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Tracheids are elongated cells in the xylem of vascular plants that serve in the transport of water and mineral salts. Tracheids are one of two types of tracheary elements, vessel elements being the other. Tracheids, unlike vessel elements, do not have perforations. All tracheary elements develop a thick lignified cell wall, and at maturity the pro...
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• (n.) A wood cell with spiral or other markings and closed throughout, as in pine wood.
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in botany, primitive element of xylem (fluid-conducting tissues), consisting of a single elongated cell with pointed ends and a secondary, ... [8 related articles]
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A non-living element of xylem formed from a single cell that serves to conduct water and to provide mechanical support. A tracheid is elongated, with tapering ends and thick, lignified (see lignin), and pitted walls. It is a long, empty, firm-walled tube running parallel with the long axis of the or...
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Water conducting cell forming part of the plant xylem. Contains thick, lignified secondary cells walls, with no protoplast at maturity. Interconnects with neighbouring tracheids through pits, the end walls are not perforated. ... Compare: vessel elements. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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The elongated cells that constitute the greater part of the structure of the softwoods; also present but uncommon in some hardwoods
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An elongated, tapering xylem cell which conducts water and provides mechanical strength in plants.
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Water-conducting cell forming part of the plant xylem. Contains thick, lignified secondary cells walls, with no protoplast at maturity. Interconnects with neighbouring tracheids through pits; the end-walls are not perforated (cf. vessel elements).
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Tracheid is the water conducting component in the wood of vascular plants.
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[
n] - long tubular cell peculiar to xylem
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noun long tubular cell peculiar to xylem
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