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vascular tissue

noun

Definition of vascular tissue

: plant tissue concerned mainly with conduction especially : the specialized tissue of higher plants consisting essentially of phloem and xylem

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 Byrd left American Donor Services a short while later, worked briefly for a vascular tissue bank, and then founded Restore Life in 2008. — Author: Brian Grow, John Shiffman, Alaska Dispatch News, "The Body Trade: Buying human remains, and a donor’s tragic story," 25 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of vascular tissue

1842, in the meaning defined above

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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about vascular tissue

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