Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xylem

/ˈzaɪ.ləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: xylem
IPA: /ˈzaɪ.ləm/

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From German Xylem, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

xylems (plural)

Derived Forms

leptoxylem metaxylem protoxylem xylematic xylemian xylemic xylemless xylemlike

Frequently Paired Words

phloem

Rhymes With

asylum phylum hilum whilom pilum filum bulbophyllum

Questions

How do you pronounce xylem?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzaɪ.ləm/.
What does xylem mean?: A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.
Where does xylem come from?: From German Xylem, from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”).

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