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vascular tissue

vascular tissue

4.1
Tissue in plants that moves water and nutrients from roots to leaves
  • noun
  • /ˈvæskjələr ˈtɪʃu/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tejido vascular
  • Botanists study vascular tissue to better understand how plants adapt to different environments.

Examples

  • Damage to the vascular tissue can seriously hinder a plant's growth and survival.

  • Most higher plants rely on vascular tissue to transport water and nutrients from the soil to their leaves.

  • The vascular tissue in plants is essential for nutrient transport.

  • Many plants rely on vascular tissues to thrive in various environments.

  • In higher plants, vascular tissue is essential for transporting water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves.

  • Without vascular tissue, plants would struggle to efficiently distribute water and nutrients throughout their structures.

  • The presence of vascular tissue allows plants to grow taller and thrive in various environments.

Synonyms

vascular system
vsvascular tissue
  • Specialized
3 3.9

A network of tubes in animals and plants that carries blood, water, and nutrients around the body

is a single plant tissue that transports water and nutrients, not the entire vessel network
vasculature
vsvascular tissue
  • Specialized
1 7.8

A network of blood vessels in a person, animal, or plant

is a single plant tissue that moves water and nutrients rather than the whole network

How Vascular

vascular tissue
  • Specialized
4.1
nonvascular plant
  • Specialized
7.9

Surface Forms

vascular tissue singular
vascular tissues plural

Morphology

vascular + tissue

The phrase 'vascular tissue' is directly compositional: 'vascular' (relating to vessels that transport blood) + 'tissue' (a group of cells) yields the meaning 'tissue containing or related to blood vessels.' Although somewhat technical, the semantic components map transparently and the logic is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Vascular tissue comes from the idea in the word vascular, which points to tiny vessels or tubes inside a plant that act like pipes to move water and food. So vascular tissue means the plant tissue that 'carries' water and nutrients.