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vascular plants
Subject Category
F Plant Science and Plant Products
S Biological Sciences
Definition
Plants containing specialized vascular tissue (xylem and phloem) which are more highly evolved than such bryophytes as mosses and liverworts. Vascular plants include ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms.
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Broader Term
plants (botany)
Related Term
non-vascular plants
Spanish
plantas vasculares
Term Number
204172