Marcello Malpighi, the father of microscopical anatomy, discovered that plants had tubules similar to those he saw in insects like the silk worm.
mɑːɹtʃˈɛloʊ mˌælpˈɪɡhaɪ, ðə fˈɑːðɚɹ ʌv mˌaɪkɹəskˈɑːpɪkəl ɐnˈæɾəmi, dɪskˈʌvɚd ðæt plˈænts hæd tˈuːbjuːlz sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ðoʊz hiː sˈɔː ɪn ˈɪnsɛkts lˈaɪk ðə sˈɪlk wˈɜːm.