telecom - (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically. telecommunication. sampling - measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
The cells in vascular tissue are typically long and slender. Since the xylem and phloem function in the conduction of water, minerals, and nutrients throughout the plant, it is not surprising that their form should be similar to pipes.
Xylem is one of two types of vascular tissues found in plant (the other being Phloem). The word Xylem is derived from the Greek for wood. The xylem is responsible for the transport (translocation) of water and soluble mineral nutrients from the roots throughout the plant, this facilitates the replacement of water lost during transpiration and photosynthesis.