1. lacking blood vessels or a vascular system
Usage: biology; medicine
2. describing plants that lack specialized tissues for transporting water and nutrients
Usage: botany

Examples

• Mosses are nonvascular plants that absorb water directly through their leaves.
• The cornea is a nonvascular tissue that receives nutrients from surrounding fluids.
• Nonvascular plants like liverworts do not have roots, stems, or leaves like flowering plants.
• The cartilage in joints is nonvascular and heals slowly when injured.
• Algae are simple nonvascular organisms found in aquatic environments.
• Nonvascular plants reproduce through spores rather than seeds.