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10 Language-to-English DictionariesConducting tissue
/kənˈdʌk.tɪŋ ˈtɪʃ.uː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Plant tissue consisting of xylem and phloem, through which water, minerals, and organic compounds are transported throughout the plant.
"The conducting tissue in vascular plants ensures efficient distribution of water from the roots to the leaves." - 2
In animal biology, specialized tissues such as nerve or vascular tissue that transmit electrical signals or fluids.
"Electrical impulses rapidly travel through the cardiac conducting tissue to coordinate heartbeat."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the present participle of 'conduct' (derived from Latin conducere, meaning 'to bring together') with 'tissue' (from Old French tissu, meaning 'woven cloth'). Developed in 19th-century botanical and anatomical nomenclature to describe specialized biological systems responsible for transporting fluids and nutrients.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Conducting tissue" is said worldwide
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tissu conducteur
Transliteration: /ti.sy kɔ̃.dyk.tœʁ/
"Le tissu conducteur transporte l'eau et les nutriments dans toute la plante."
Leitgewebe
Transliteration: /ˈlaɪ̯t.ɡəˌveːbə/
"Das Leitgewebe ist für den Transport von Wasser und Nährstoffen verantwortlich."
tessuto conduttore
Transliteration: /tesˈsu.to konˈdut.to.re/
"Il tessuto conduttore permette il flusso della linfa nelle piante vascolari."
tejido conductor
Transliteration: /teˈxi.ðo konˈduk.toɾ/
"El tejido conductor transporta sustancias esenciales en los vegetales."
tecido condutor
Transliteration: /teˈsi.du kõˈdu.toʁ/
"O tecido condutor inclui o xilema e o floema."
संवाहक ऊतक
Transliteration: /sã.ʋā.ɦak ū.tak/
"पौधों में संवाहक ऊतक पानी और खनिजों का परिवहन करता है।"
维管组织
Transliteration: /wéi guǎn zǔ zhī/
"植物的维管组织负责输送水分和养分。"
관다발조직
Transliteration: /gwan.da.bal.jo.jik/
"식물의 관다발조직은 물과 양분을 운반합니다."
維管束組織
Transliteration: /i.ɡan.soku so.siki/
"植物の維管束組織は水分や養分を輸送する役割を持つ。"
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