Definition of Tracheid

1. Noun. Long tubular cell peculiar to xylem.

Generic synonyms: Vascular Tissue
Group relationships: Xylem

Definition of Tracheid

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

Definition of Tracheid

1. Noun. (botany) A tracheid cell. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tracheid

1. a long, tubular plant cell [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tracheid

1. Water conducting cell forming part of the plant xylem. Contains thick, lignified secondary cells walls, with no protoplast at maturity. Interconnects with neighbouring tracheids through pits, the end walls are not perforated. Compare: vessel elements. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tracheid

tracheal tug
tracheal ulceration
tracheal vein
tracheal veins
tracheal wall stripe
trachealgia
trachealis
trachealis muscle
trachearia
tracheary
tracheas
tracheata
tracheate
tracheated
tracheates
tracheid (current term)
tracheid cell
tracheid cells
tracheids
tracheitis
tracheitises
trachel-
trachelagra
trachelalis
trachelectomies
trachelectomy
trachelematoma
trachelian
trachelidan
trachelipod

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