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nonvascular

nonvascular

7.7
Tissue or growth that does not contain blood vessels
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈvæskjʊlər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no vascular
  • The tumor was classified as nonvascular because it did not contain any blood vessels.

Examples

  • Doctors ruled out a nonvascular cause for the swelling after further tests.

  • The tumor was classified as nonvascular because it did not contain any blood vessels.

  • Some plants are nonvascular, meaning they lack specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients.

  • Mosses are classified as nonvascular plants.

  • The nonvascular nature of these organisms limits their size.

  • Some plants are classified as nonvascular, meaning they lack specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients.

  • Mosses are classified as nonvascular plants.

Synonyms

avascular
vsnonvascular
  • Specialized
1 9.0

Tissue that has no blood vessels

is broader and also covers low blood supply or missing vessel networks
unveined
vsnonvascular
  • Specialized
8.0

Having no small tubes that carry blood in a body part

is a general term covering absence of vessels or poor blood supply

Antonyms

vascular
  • Specialized
37 5.0

Having tubes that carry blood in animals or sap in plants

Compounds

nonvascular organism
  • Specialized
8.1

An organism that has no tubes to carry water and food, like mosses and algae

nonvascular plant
  • Specialized
7.9

A plant like a moss or liverwort that has no tubes to carry water

Surface Forms

nonvascular positive

Morphology

nonvascular = vascular (transparent) = non + vascular

The negative prefix 'non-' straightforwardly negates 'vascular'; the sense referring specifically to blood vessels follows directly.

Etymology

Nonvascular is made of non- 'not' and vascular, which means 'vessel' or 'tube'. So something nonvascular does not have blood vessels or a strong blood supply, for example a tumor without vessels.