NALT

Preferred term

tracheids

Topic

Tracheids are elongated cells in the xylem, which conduct water and mineral salts in plants. Sometimes referred to as fibers, tracheids are more abundant and longer in length in softwoods than hardwoods. The longer length of softwood tracheids is significant to paper manufacture.

tracheary elements

tracheid cells

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

38022

Spanish

traqueidos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/66211

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 4/11/14