xylem
Tree's water pipes
Xylem is the tissue in vascular plants that conducts water and dissolved minerals upward from the roots.
It forms the woody core of stems and trunks—what we call wood is largely dead xylem cells.
The term pairs with phloem, which carries sugars downward: The xylem and phloem form the plant's vascular system.
Tree's water-conducting layer
- heartwoodTree's central wood
- tree-ringsAnnual wood layers
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
- timberWood for construction
hardwood · softwood · grain · bark · trunk · bole · lumber · cambium
Botanical water vapor release
- capillarityLiquid rise in tubes
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- adhesionState of clinging fast
- sapPlant circulatory fluid
water · ascent · conduction · flow · uptake · osmosis · hydraulic · gradient
Of blood vessels
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
- steleInscribed memorial pillar
- bundleGathered items tied together
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
stem · leaf · vein · midrib · petiole · angiosperm · gymnosperm · monocot
Carriers or containers
- parenchymaFunctional tissue of organs
- fibersThreadlike structural strands
- ligninStructural plant polymer
- cellulosePlant wall polysaccharide
cell-wall · pit · perforation · element · tube · lumen · thickening · annular
sapwood
Tree's water-conducting layer
- heartwoodTree's central wood
- tree-ringsAnnual wood layers
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
timber · hardwood · softwood · grain · bark · trunk · bole · lumber · cambium · rays
transpiration
Botanical water vapor release
- capillarityLiquid rise in tubes
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- adhesionState of clinging fast
sap · water · ascent · conduction · flow · uptake · osmosis · hydraulic · gradient · pressure
vascular
Of blood vessels
root · stem · leaf · vein · midrib · petiole · angiosperm · gymnosperm · monocot · dicot
vessels
Carriers or containers
- parenchymaFunctional tissue of organs
- fibersThreadlike structural strands
- ligninStructural plant polymer
cellulose · cell-wall · pit · perforation · element · tube · lumen · thickening · annular · spiral
- plant anatomyroot, stem, leaves, stems, leaf
- plant partsleaf, stem, root, leaves, flower
- tissuesadipose, neural tissue, cardiac tissue, fibrous tissue, bone
- tree partstrunk, branches, branch, bark, root
- rootstaproot, root system, root tip, fibrous root, primary root
- botanybotany, plants, plant biology, plant, plant anatomy