- tracheophyte
- noungreen plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms• Syn: ↑vascular plant• Hypernyms: ↑plant, ↑flora, ↑plant life• Hyponyms:↑pteridophyte, ↑nonflowering plant, ↑spermatophyte, ↑phanerogam, ↑seed plant, ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant, ↑halophyte, ↑succulent, ↑cultivar, ↑cultivated plant, ↑weed, ↑evergreen, ↑evergreen plant, ↑deciduous plant, ↑vine, ↑creeper, ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant, ↑geophyte, ↑desert plant, ↑xerophyte, ↑xerophytic plant, ↑xerophile, ↑xerophilous plant, ↑mesophyte, ↑mesophytic plant, ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant, ↑tuberous plant, ↑bulbous plant, ↑cormous plant, ↑psilophyte, ↑psilophyton• Part Meronyms: ↑vascular system, ↑duct, ↑vascular tissue
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nounsee tracheophyta* * *
/tray"kee euh fuyt'/, n.any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.[1935-40; < NL Tracheophyta name of the division. See TRACHEO-, -PHYTE]* * *
traˈcheophyte noun (botany)A plant with a vascular system of xylem and phloem• • •Main Entry: ↑tracheo-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.