vascular plant

noun

1. a plant having a vascular system.

vascular plant

1. Any of various plants that have the vascular tissues xylem and phloem. The vascular plants include all seed-bearing plants (the gymnosperms and angiosperms) and the pteridophytes (including the ferns, lycophytes, and horsetails).

2. Also called tracheophyte

3. Compare nonvascular plant

Word History and Origins

Origin of vascular plant¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland's vascular plant red list has revealed that the Fen Orchid Liparis loeselii is officially no longer considered under threat in Britain.

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Researchers from Iceland, Hungary, and Spain discovered that most of the 78 vascular plant species found on Surtsey since 1965 lack any of the typical features linked to long-distance seed dispersal.

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His work is based in MSU's herbarium, housing approximately 38,000 vascular plant specimens from around the world with an emphasis on the Southeastern U.S.

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In fact, the last discovery of a new vascular plant concurrently identified as a separate genus was the discovery of Japonolirion in 1930, almost 100 years ago.

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The species included in the study represent the most important evolutionary branches of the plant tree of life, from algae to vascular plants.

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