Sentence:  The specific staining by both direct and indirect methods showed that WTV antigen was concentrated in the pseudophloem <WSD>tissue</WSD> and in a few thick walled cells in the xylem region , but was not detectable in any other tissues of the root and stem tumors . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function