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metaxylem

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met⋅a⋅xy⋅lem

  [met-uh-zahy-luhm, -lem]
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–noun Botany.
the part of the primary xylem that is the last to be formed, usually having weblike or pitted surfaces.
Origin:
1900–05; meta- + xylem
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met·a·xy·lem   (mět'ə-zī'ləm)   
n.  The part of the primary xylem that differentiates after the protoxylem and is characterized by broader vessels and tracheids.
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