SINCE 1828
metaxylem
noun
meta·xy·lem
| \-ˈzī-ləm,
-ˌlem\
-ˌlem\
Definition of metaxylem
: the part of the primary xylem that differentiates after the protoxylem and that is distinguished typically by broader tracheids and vessels with pitted or reticulate walls
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