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Wood
A. Cross section of a woody stem
B. Enlarged view, showing xylem, phloem, and cambium
wood, botanically, the xylem tissue that forms the bulk of the stem of a woody plant…
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actorBorn: 9/28/1943Birthplace: San Francisco, California He broke into acting rather late, at age 39, but once in, Walsh quickly established himself in both small and big screen movies. In his…
