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nonvascular plant

 

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Noun nonvascular plant has 1 sense
  1. bryophyte, nonvascular plant - any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta
    --1 is a kind of nonvascular organism
    --1 is a member of Bryophyta, division Bryophyta
    --1 has particulars: moss; liverwort

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Nonvascular Plant

Description:

A nonvascular plant, also known as a bryophyte, is a type of plant that lacks vascular tissues responsible for transporting water, nutrients, and providing structural support. These plants typically thrive in moist environments and tend to be small in size. Nonvascular plants include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

Sense 1 (Noun):

Nonvascular Plant refers to a plant that lacks specialized vascular tissues for water and nutrient transportation. These plants depend on direct absorption of water through their surface.

Example sentence: The forest floor was covered in a carpet of moss, a common nonvascular plant in damp areas.

Sense 2 (Adjective):

Nonvascular describes the characteristic of lacking vascular tissues within plants.

Example sentence: The nonvascular nature of mosses makes them less efficient at transporting nutrients compared to vascular plants.

Sense 3 (Adjective):

Nonvascular can also be used to describe an area or region that lacks an extensive network of blood vessels.

Example sentence: Some regions of the brain are nonvascular and receive nutrients through diffusion.

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