tracheid

Term Information

Accession
PO:0000301
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: traqueida (Spanish)
exact: 仮導管 (Japanese)
Definition
A tracheary element (PO:0000290) that has no perforations in its cell wall. [source: ISBN:0471245208]
Comment
May have any of the kinds of secondary wall thickenings found in tracheary elements. The area of contact between two tracheids has only bordered pits, whereas in vessel members (PO:0002003), it has openings in the cell wall called perforations, organized into perforation plates (term has been requested in GO).

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