Wood

Wood is derived from woody plants, notably tree Tree

A tree is a large, perennial [i], wood [i]y plant [i]. ... 

s but also shrub Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticultural [i] rather than strictly botanical [i] cate ... 

s. Wood from the latter is only produced in small sizes, reducing the diversity of uses. In its most common meaning, "wood" is the secondary xylem Xylem

In vascular plant [i]s, xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in plants, phloem [i] being th ... 

 of a woody plant, but this is an approximation only: in the wider sense, wood may refer to other materials and tissues with comparable properties.

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Wood is derived from woody plants, notably tree Tree

A tree is a large, perennial [i], wood [i]y plant [i]. ... 

s but also shrub Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticultural [i] rather than strictly botanical [i] cate ... 

s. Wood from the latter is only produced in small sizes, reducing the diversity of uses.
In its most common meaning, "wood" is the secondary xylem Xylem

In vascular plant [i]s, xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in plants, phloem [i] being th ... 

 of a woody plant, but this is an approximation only: in the wider sense, wood may refer to other materials and tissues with comparable properties.

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