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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of numerous plants, including the seed plants and the ferns, having well-developed vascular tissues consisting of phloem to transport sucrose and other organic nutrients and xylem to transport water and minerals.
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- noun botany : Any
plant possessingvascular tissue (xylem andphloem ), includingferns ,conifers , andflowering plants .
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- noun green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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