xylem
noun/zaɪləm/
Frequency rank: #19,576 most common English word
Meaning
The tissue in vascular plants that transports water and dissolved minerals upward from the roots.
Example sentence
Water travels from the roots to the leaves through xylem in the plant's stem.
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