Trachee

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The term trachee denotes

  • in zoology a tube that occurs in insects, millipedes and some arachnids and is used for breathing, see Trachee (invertebrates) .
  • in botany a tube for the transport of water in plants, which is located in the xylem of the vascular bundles of higher plants, see Trachee (plant) .

See also: trachea