Noun
vascular plant -
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
tracheophyte
plant life ,
flora ,
plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
vascular system the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant
nonflowering plant ,
pteridophyte plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
phanerogam ,
seed plant ,
spermatophyte plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
herbaceous plant ,
herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
halophyte plant growing naturally in very salty soil
succulent a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
cultivar a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation
cultivated plant plants that are grown for their produce
weed a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning
duct an enclosed conduit for a fluid
vascular tissue tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
evergreen ,
evergreen plant a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
deciduous plant a plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season
vine a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
creeper any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet
ligneous plant ,
woody plant a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
geophyte a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms
desert plant ,
xerophile ,
xerophilous plant ,
xerophyte ,
xerophytic plant plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
mesophyte ,
mesophytic plant land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte
aquatic plant ,
hydrophyte ,
hydrophytic plant ,
water plant a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
tuberous plant plant growing from a tuber
bulbous plant plant growing from a bulb
cormous plant plant growing from a corm
psilophyte any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant
