Vascular Plant (Noun)
Meaning
Green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The forest floor was covered with a variety of vascular plants, including ferns and wildflowers.
- Vascular plants have evolved to transport water and nutrients throughout their structures, allowing them to grow to great heights.
- The botanist spent years studying the different types of vascular plants that grew in the tropical rainforest.
- In order to classify a plant as a vascular plant, it must have a system of tubes that transport water and nutrients throughout its body.
- The earliest vascular plants appeared on land over 400 million years ago, and have since evolved into a wide range of species.