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Definition of: tracheid
(trā′kē·id) noun Bot.
An elongated, taper–pointed, woody plant cell, especially when marked with bordered pits and serving for support, as in the pine family. [<G tracheïde <Med. L trachea the trachea]
—tra·che·i·dal (trə·kē′ə·dəl) adjective
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