nonvascular
adjective(non-vas-cu-lar)
not vascular: such as
nonvascular
adjective(non-vas-cu-lar)
not of, relating to, involving, caused by, or supplied with blood vessels
nonvascular
adjective(non-vas-cu-lar)
lacking conducting channels for transporting water and nutrients
nonvascular
noun(non-vas-cu-lar)
a simple, low-growing, nonflowering plant (such as a moss or liverwort) that lacks specialized conducting channels for transporting water and nutrients and in which the photosynthetic gametophyte is the dominant stage of the life cycle