vascular tissue

noun

: plant tissue concerned mainly with conduction
especially : the specialized tissue of higher plants consisting essentially of phloem and xylem

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This extra step ensures that air bubbles don’t work their way into the vascular tissue and will keep your roses fresh for longer. — Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026 With vascular tissue, plant life really started to flourish. — Erin Potter, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026 The existing trunk is amputated, so a precise incision is made in the vascular tissue, causing significant stress on the plant. — Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The two tiny hatchlings, each weighing only 3 grams, were taken into surgery and received an operation that entailed the vascular tissue being cut and the yolk sacs being sewn closed. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vascular tissue

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vascular tissue was in 1842

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vasculation
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“Vascular tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vascular%20tissue. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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