metaxylem

noun

meta·​xy·​lem ˌme-tə-ˈzī-ləm 

-ˌlem

: 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

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for metaxylem

• hilum
• millim