xylem; woody parts of a plant
Botanical term for the water-conducting tissue in vascular plants; also used more generally for the woody parts of a plant.
The xylem transports water absorbed by the roots up to the leaves.
The woody parts of this plant are very hard.
Compound of 木質 (woody, ligneous) and 部 (part, section). The term is a direct calque from Western botanical terminology.