Definitions for tracheids

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tracheids tra·che·id

Spelling: [trey-kee-id]

IPA: /ˈtreɪ ki ɪd/

Tracheids is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 910 anagrams from letters in tracheids (acdehirst).

Definitions for tracheids

noun

1. an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support. Compare vessel (def 5).

Origin of tracheids

First recorded in 1870-75; trache(a) + -id³

Examples for tracheids

As a rule buckling of a tracheid begins at the bordered pits which form places of least resistance in the walls.