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.
Words nearby metaxylem
metatoluidine,
metatrophic,
metatropic dwarfism,
metaverse,
metaxas,
metaxylem,
metazoa,
metazoan,
metazoonosis,
metchnikoff,
mete
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