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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. plant tissues
  3. vascular tissues
  4. xylem
  5. tracheary elements
  6. tracheids
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. plant tissues
  3. vascular tissues
  4. xylem
  5. tracheary elements
  6. tracheids
  1. Fields of Study
  2. plant tissues
  3. vascular tissues
  4. xylem
  5. tracheary elements
  6. tracheids
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plant tissues
  3. vascular tissues
  4. xylem
  5. tracheary elements
  6. tracheids
  1. Fields of Study
  2. plant tissues
  3. vascular tissues
  4. xylem
  5. tracheary elements
  6. tracheids
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. plant tissues
  3. vascular tissues
  4. xylem
  5. tracheary elements
  6. tracheids
  1. Fields of Study
  2. plant vascular system
  3. vascular tissues
  4. xylem
  5. tracheary elements
  6. tracheids
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. plant vascular system
  3. vascular tissues
  4. xylem
  5. tracheary elements
  6. tracheids
  1. Fields of Study
  2. plant vascular system
  3. vascular tissues
  4. xylem
  5. tracheary elements
  6. tracheids
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plant vascular system
  3. vascular tissues
  4. xylem
  5. tracheary elements
  6. tracheids

Preferred term

tracheids

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Tracheids are elongated cells in the xylem, which conduct water and mineral salts in plants. Sometimes referred to as fibers, tracheids are more abundant and longer in length in softwoods than hardwoods. The longer length of softwood tracheids is significant to paper manufacture.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • tracheid cells

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/66211

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