Planteome: Term Details for "xylem" (PO:0005352)

Accession: PO:0005352
Name: xylem
Ontology: plant_anatomy
Synonyms: portion of xylem tissue (exact), xilema (Spanish, exact), 木質部 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A portion of vascular tissue (PO:0009015) that has as part one or more tracheary elements (PO:0000290). Source: ISBN:0471245194
Comment: Functions in the translocation of water and solutes from roots (PO:0009005) to the shoot system (PO:0009006) and in support. Tracheary elements have lignified cell walls with secondary thickening and are dead at maturity.
Subset: TraitNet
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subject	relation	object
xylem	is_a	portion of vascular tissue (PO:0009015)