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metaxylem

[ met-uh-zahy-luhm, -lem ]

noun

Botany.
  1. the part of the primary xylem that is the last to be formed, usually having weblike or pitted surfaces.

metaxylem

/ ËŒ³¾É›³Ùəˈ³ú²¹Éª±ôÉ›³¾ /

noun

  1. xylem tissue that consists of rigid thick-walled cells and occurs in parts of the plant that have finished growing Compare protoxylem
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of metaxylem1

First recorded in 1900–05; meta- + xylem

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