nonvascular plant
noun
a plant that does not have vascular tissue.
nonvascular plants
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pluralof nonvascular plant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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
Although the name nontracheophyte is more accurate, bryophytes are commonly referred to as nonvascular plants.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
This fact is used as evidence that nonvascular plants must have preceded the Silurian period.
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
In her old public school "we talked about plants," she says, "but never about why there are vascular and nonvascular plants."
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