These systems use continuous tubes called xylem and phloem: - Xylem vessels carry water and minerals from the roots to the leaves. - Phloem tubes carry sugar & other organic nutrients made by plant from the leaves to the rest of the plant. Structure of the xylem tissue. Xylem vessels consist of dead cells. They have a thick, strengthened cellulose cell wall with a hollow lumen.
Definition. An amendment proposed to the United States Constitution that would have granted women additional legal protections intended to counteract existing customs that favored men over women in legal matters, as well as inconsistent enforcement of existing laws meant to guarantee legal equality among men and women.efinition. An amendment proposed to the United States Constitution that would have granted women additional legal protections intended to counteract existing customs that favored men over women in legal matters, as well as inconsistent enforcement of existing laws meant to guarantee legal equality among men and women.
noun. A proposed amendment to the US Constitution stating that civil rights may not be denied on the basis of oneâs sex. Example sentences. 1  In 1923, and every year since, an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution has been fought for-and against-in Congress, but remains three states short of ratification. For example, the US's pitch for an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution would have guaranteed women legal equality but fell flat in 1982 when not enough states ratified the proposal.