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are distinguished by their shape; vessel elements are shorter, and are connected together into long tubes that are called vessels.

Wood also contains two other type of cells: parenchyma and fibers.

Xylem can be found:
* in vascular bundles, present in non-woody plants and non-woody parts of woody plants
* in secondary xylem, laid down by a meristem called the vascular cambium

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