vascular plant

noun

: a plant having a specialized conducting system that includes xylem and phloem : tracheophyte

Examples of vascular plant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Within 80 or so million years—the blink of an eye in geological terms—the first transitional forms between bryophytes and vascular plants had emerged, including ferns. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

The best way to tell the difference is to break open a stem and examine the pith (the soft tissue found in the center of a stem on most vascular plants). — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026

The beauty of moss Ancient and resilient, moss – flowerless, non-vascular plants that have survived for more than 450 million years, through different climactic conditions – represent some of Nature's tiniest habitats. — David Morgan, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026

These vascular plants included early relatives of ferns and club mosses. — Erin Potter, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vascular plant

• ant
• aunt
• cant
• chant
• gant
• lant
• pant
• quant
• rant
• sant
• scant
• slant

Kids Definition

vascular plant

noun

: a plant having a specialized system for carrying fluids that includes xylem and phloem