Tracheid

Word TRACHEID
Character 8
Hyphenation tra che id
Pronunciations /tɹəˈkiːɪd/

Definitions and meanings of "Tracheid"

What do we mean by tracheid?

A dead, water-conducting cell in the xylem of vascular plants, having tapered ends and pits in the cell wall but lacking the perforations found in a vessel element. noun

In botany, a single elongated taper-pointed and more or less lignified cell, usually having upon its surface peculiar markings known as discoid markings or bordered pits, and especially characteristic of the wood of gymnosperms. noun

A wood cell with spiral or other markings and closed throughout, as in pine wood. noun

A tracheid cell. noun

Long tubular cell peculiar to xylem noun

A tracheid cell.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tracheid

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The word "tracheid" in example sentences

Dendroclimatic analysis of tree-ring width, tracheid dimension and wood density variations in conifers along the regional temperature gradient (the Yenisey Meridian). ❋ Unknown (2009)

It positively influences tracheid production and explains up to 70% of the variability in tree-ring width. ❋ Unknown (2009)

[9] A vessel differs from a tracheid in being composed of several cells placed end to end, the partitions being wholly or partially absorbed, so as to throw the cells into close communication. ❋ Douglas Houghton Campbell (N/A)

_F_, cross-section of a tracheid passing through two of the pits in the wall (_p_), × 300. ❋ Douglas Houghton Campbell (N/A)

At _y_, the section has passed through the wall of a tracheid, bearing a row of pits, × 150. ❋ Douglas Houghton Campbell (N/A)

In ferns and conifers, the xylem only contains tracheid. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Their walls are perforated (pierced with a hole or many holes) so that water can freely flow from one tracheid to the other. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Annual ring width, tracheid length and specific gravity in Pinus sylvestris trees grown on different sites ❋ Unknown (2008)

_c_, a single joint or cell of a vessel, the openings _x_ leading into its upper and lower neighbors; _d_, tracheid; ❋ Unknown (N/A)

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