"Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, phloem being the other. The word xylem is derived from the Greek word \u03BE\u03CD\u03BB\u03BF\u03BD (xylon), meaning \"wood\"; the best-known xylem tissue is wood, though it is found throughout the plant.The basic function of xylem is to transport water, but it also transports some nutrients."@en . . .