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tracheid

Pronunciation: /ˈtreɪkɪɪd/

Definition of tracheid

noun

Botany
  • a type of water-conducting cell in the xylem which lacks perforations in the cell wall.

Origin:

late 19th century: from German Tracheide, from medieval Latin trachea (see trachea)

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