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Today I learned carrots have two parts

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Jan 14, 2026
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Today I learned that carrots have two parts. There’s the inner core (xylem), which is the vascular tissue that conducts water and nutrients from the soil to the rest of the plant. Then there’s the outer cortex (phloem), the pulpy outer part responsible for transporting sugars produced during photosynthesis.

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