tracheophyte
/ˈtreɪkiəˌfaɪt/
noun
- A plant that has specialized tissues (xylem and phloem) for transporting water and nutrients; includes ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.
- Ferns are a common type of tracheophyte found in damp forests.
- Most garden flowers and trees are tracheophytes because they have vascular systems.
- The biology class studied how tracheophytes evolved to grow taller than non-vascular plants.
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