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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Embryophytes are land plants, which are subdivided into vascular and nonvascular plants.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Land plants include nonvascular plants and vascular plants.
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
Hemorrhage is absent only in wounds of nonvascular tissues, as the cornea of the eye, the cartilage of joints, and other similar structures.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
