tracheophyte

9.9

A plant that has tubes to move water and food inside it, like ferns and trees

noun
/ˈtreɪkiəˌfaɪt/

Specialized

: traqueofita

All tracheophyte species possess specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients.

Examples

Ferns are a type of tracheophyte that reproduce using spores instead of seeds.
Scientists believe that the evolution of the tracheophyte was a major step in the colonization of land by plants.
All tracheophyte species possess specialized tissues for transporting water and minerals.
A tracheophyte can be found in various ecosystems.
The tracheophyte family includes many familiar plants.
Ferns are a type of tracheophyte that reproduce using spores instead of seeds.
Scientists believe that the evolution of the tracheophyte was a major step in the colonization of land by plants.

Synonyms

vascular plant

vstracheophyte

Specialized

1 3.9

A plant with special tubes that carry water and nutrients, like ferns or trees

is the formal scientific label for that same group

Tracheophyta

vstracheophyte

Archaic

9.9

Plants that have tubes to carry water and food, like ferns and flowering plants

is the current group name rather than an outdated classification

Surface Forms

tracheophyte singular

tracheophytes plural

Morphology

tracheophyte = tracheo + phyte

Both elements are technical Greek combining forms; an average B1 learner who knows common English words would not be able to infer 'vascular plant' from 'tracheo-' + '-phyte'.

Etymology

Tracheophyte comes from the Greek parts trachea 'windpipe' and -phyte 'plant'. A helpful image is a plant with 'pipes' inside that carry water and food, which is why a tracheophyte is a plant with an internal system for moving water and nutrients.