vascular plant
51vascular cryptogam — noun : a cryptogamic plant (as a fern or moss) that has a vascular system compare cellular cryptogam …
52vascular — UK [ˈvæskjʊlə(r)] / US [ˈvæskjələr] adjective 1) medical relating to the blood vessels in the body 2) biology relating to the parts of a plant that carry water, salts, and food from one part of the plant to another …
53vascular tissue — vas′cular tis sue n. bot plant tissue consisting of ducts or vessels that in the higher plants forms the system(vas′cular sys tem)by which sap is conveyed through the plant • Etymology: 1805–15 …
54vascular tissue — /væskjələ ˈtɪʃu/ (say vaskyuhluh tishooh) noun plant tissue consisting of ducts or vessels which, in highly developed plants, form the system by which sap is conveyed through the plant …
55vascular ray — noun Date: circa 1673 a band of usually parenchymatous cells partly in the xylem and partly in the phloem of a plant root or stem that conducts fluids radially and appears in a cross section like a spoke of a wheel …
56vascular tissue — noun Date: 1842 plant tissue concerned mainly with conduction; especially the specialized tissue of higher plants consisting essentially of phloem and xylem …
57vascular — adjective Of, pertaining to, or containing vessels that conduct or circulate fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant. Ant: avascular …
58vascular bundle — noun Botany a strand of conducting vessels in the stem or leaves of a plant, typically with phloem on the outside and xylem on the inside …
59vascular bundle — /væskjələ ˈbʌndl/ (say vaskyuhluh bundl) noun an aggregation of strands of specialised conductive and mechanical tissue in a plant …
60Timeline of plant evolution — This article attempts to place key plant innovations in a geological context. It concerns itself only with novel innovations and events that had a major global significance, not those that are of solely anthropological interest. The timeline… …
