different between xylem vs xylemlike

English

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

xylem (plural xylems)

(botany) 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.

xylem +? -like

xylemlike (comparative more xylemlike, superlative most xylemlike)

Resembling or characteristic of a xylem.
- 1963, Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science
  In the medulla of callus formed in this fashion, a number of lignified cells occurred resembling the xylemlike cells often found in callus tissue.

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