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noun
The arteries, veins, capillaries, and associated tissues in an animal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
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noun
The xylem, phloem, and associated tissues in a vascular plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: plant tissue
Narrower terms: stele, cambium, vascular bundle, vascular strand, fibrovascular bundle, vascular ray, medullary ray, xylem, tracheid, phloem, bast, sieve tube
History
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