metaxylem

[ met-uh-zahy-luhm, -lem ]

noun

, Botany.

1. the part of the primary xylem that is the last to be formed, usually having weblike or pitted surfaces.

metaxylem

/ ˌmɛtəˈzaɪlɛm /

noun

1. xylem tissue that consists of rigid thick-walled cells and occurs in parts of the plant that have finished growing Compare protoxylem

Word History and Origins

Origin of metaxylem¹

First recorded in 1900–05; meta- + xylem