vascular plant

IPA/vˈaskjʊlə plˈant/
IPA/vˈæskjʊlɚ plˈænt/

vascular plant — 名詞

1. a plant with an inner system of tubes that carries water and nutrients between i

1.名詞C1
釋義

維管束植物

具有輸導組織的植物

a plant with an inner system of tubes that carries water and nutrients between its roots, stem, and leaves

例句

Ferns are vascular plants that grow well in the damp shade under large trees.

蕨類是維管束植物,在潮濕的樹蔭下長得很好。

classification: [plant] is a vascular plant

Unlike mosses, Rosa's favourite garden flowers are vascular plants with proper roots and stems.

跟苔蘚不同,Rosa 最喜歡的花園植物是有根和莖的維管束植物。

contrast: unlike mosses ... vascular plants with roots and stems

同義詞
  • tracheophyte

    strictly scientific term; mainly used in botany textbooks and research

  • higher plant

    informal term; sometimes used to contrast with 'lower plants' like mosses

反義詞
  • non-vascular plant

    plants without xylem and phloem, e.g. mosses and liverworts

  • bryophyte

    the scientific grouping that includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts

用法筆記

Technical term used in botany. Compare with non-vascular plants (mosses, liverworts), which lack xylem and phloem and cannot grow as tall.

常見錯誤

Moss is a vascular plant.
Moss is a non-vascular plant.
💡mosses lack the tube-like tissue that moves water and nutrients inside.