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Vessel element — A vessel element is one of the cell types found in xylem, the water conducting tissue of plants. Vessel elements are typically found in the angiosperms but absent from most gymnosperms such as the conifers. Vessel elements are the building blocks … Wikipedia
vessel element — noun or vessel member : one of the individual cells making up a vessel of the plant vascular system … Useful english dictionary
vessel element — Part of a xylem vessel in a higher plant, arising from a single cell. The end walls are perforated and may completely disappear, giving rise to a continuous tube. The remaining walls are thickened and lignified, and there is no protoplast … Dictionary of molecular biology
Vessel — may refer to: * a boat, ship or starship * liquid or food vessel, such as a pitcher, bowl, cup or bottle * other kinds of packaging containers * a tubular structure of vascular tissue in plants such as xylem and phloemVessel may also refer to: *… … Wikipedia
vessel member — noun see vessel element … Useful english dictionary
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The Fifth Element — This article is about the 1997 film. For other uses, see The Fifth Element (disambiguation). The Fifth Element Theatrical release poster Directed by … Wikipedia
Bridge spouted vessel — A bridge spouted vessel is a particular design of pitcher originating in antiquity; there is typically a connecting element between the spout and filling aperture, and the spout is a completely independent aperture from the usually smaller… … Wikipedia
Xylem — Multiple cross sections of a flowering plant stem showing primary and secondary xylem and phloem[1] Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants. (Phloem is the other). The word xylem is derived from the Classical Greek… … Wikipedia
Tracheid — Tracheids are elongated cells in the xylem of vascular plants, serving in the transport of water and mineral salts. The build of tracheids will vary according to where they occur. Tracheids are one of two types of tracheary elements, vessel… … Wikipedia
