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Xylem tissue is described as a complex and heterogeneous one. It is composed of four elements, two tracheary elements namely tracheids & vessels, these are dead cells whose function includes transportation of water & minerals. Remaining elements include xylem fibres & xylem parenchyma of which the only parenchyma is a living cell. To conclude, xylem parenchyma is the only living cell in the xylem tissue.