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Vessel element

Definition

noun

One of the cell types of tracheary elements of xylem, generally regarded as the building block of vessels, and the major water-conducting tissue in plants.


Supplement

The vessel element is one of the two cell types of tracheary elements, the other is the tracheid.


See also: tracheid, wood vessel, xylem


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