metaxylem

[ met-uh-zahy-luh m, -lem ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈzaɪ ləm, -lɛm /

noun Botany.

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

Origin of metaxylem

First recorded in 1900–05; meta- + xylem

British Dictionary definitions for metaxylem

metaxylem
/ (ˌmɛtəˈzaɪlɛm) /

noun

xylem tissue that consists of rigid thick-walled cells and occurs in parts of the plant that have finished growing Compare protoxylem