tracheary noun & adjective. ['treɪkɪǝri] M19.
[mod. Latin trachearius: cf. TRACHEA, -ARY².]
A. noun. = TRACHEATE noun. rare. Only in M19.
b. adjective.
1. Zoology. = TRACHEATE adjective 1. rare. L19.

2. Botany. Of the nature of or pertaining to tracheae; tracheal. Chiefly in tracheary element below. L19.
tracheary element any of the water-conducting cells, whether tracheids or vessel elements, in the xylem of a vascular plant (formerly supposed to serve for the passage of air).

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