vascular
adjective
pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
nonvascular
-
a word derived from
vascular.
Example Sentences
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Plants that lack vascular tissue formed of specialized cells for the transport of water and nutrients are referred to as nonvascular plants.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
The bryophytes, liverworts, mosses, and hornworts are seedless and nonvascular, and likely appeared early in land plant evolution.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Although the name nontracheophyte is more accurate, bryophytes are commonly referred to as nonvascular plants.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Sidney Tessin, 10, excitedly tells how her class dissected walnuts and discussed the ways vascular and nonvascular plants differ.
From Time Magazine Archive
It varies in thickness, is quite insensible and nonvascular, and consists of a sheet of cells.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
