Etymology of the English word xylem
the English word
xylemderived from the German word
xylemderived from the Greek word
xulon, ξύλον (timber (as fuel or material); by implication, a stick, club or tree or other wooden article or substance)
Date
The earliest known usage of xylem in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
metaxylem,
protoxylemUsage
Word found in Modern English
