NALT

Preferred term

xylem vessels

Topic

Wood cells in hardwoods of comparatively large diameter that have open ends and are set one above the other to form continuous tubes called vessels. The openings of the vessels on the surface of a piece of wood are usually referred to as pores.

tracheary elements

sap

vessel elements
vessel members
vessels (xylem)

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

40333

Spanish

vasos del xilema

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/66212

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 6/18/15