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 and Phloem are the vascular tissues of plants. Xylem is the plant tissue that form the vessels that transport water and mineral salts absorbed from the soil to plant cells. Phloem is the plant tissue that forms the vessels that transport dissolved sugar from the leaves (where it is produced via photosynthesis) to other plant cells.