tracheary
/ˈtreɪkiˌɛri/
adjective
- Relating to or resembling a trachea or tracheae (the tubes that carry air in insects and other arthropods, or the breathing tube in humans and other vertebrates).
- The biologist examined the tracheary tubes of the grasshopper under a microscope.
- In anatomy class, we studied the tracheary structure of the human respiratory system.
- The tracheary system of insects allows oxygen to reach every part of their bodies.
noun
- A tracheary element; a type of water-conducting cell in the xylem of plants (such as a tracheid or vessel element).
- Botany students learned how trachearies differ from other plant cells.
- Under the microscope, the trachearies appeared as long, hollow cells with thick walls.
- The plant's trachearies help transport water from the roots to the leaves.