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When water evaporates from the upper leaves of the tree into the atmosphere, the xylum experiences a negative pressure, and this tension pulls water from the roots to the upper parts of the tree.
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In a sense the xylum is like a long straw, through which water is sucked to the top.
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In nature, real trees have long strands of transport tissue in their wood called xylum.
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Make thy xylum comatose Dry up thy tannic staint "
The Moment of the Magician Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984
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Make thy xylum comatose Dry up thy tannic staint "
The Moment of the Magician Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984
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Make thy xylum comatose Dry up thy tannic staint "
The Moment Of The Magician Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984
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Make thy xylum comatose Dry up thy tannic staint "
The Moment Of The Magician Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984
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