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metaxylem

noun meta·xy·lem \-ˈzī-ləm, -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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First Known Use of METAXYLEM

1902

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