vascular tissue
noun
: plant tissue concerned mainly with conduction
especially
: the specialized tissue of higher plants consisting essentially of phloem and xylem
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The two tiny hatchlings, each weighing only 3 grams, were taken into surgery and received an operation that entailed the vascular tissue being cut and the yolk sacs being sewn closed.
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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
By piercing into a plant's vascular tissue, spotted lanternflies suck up sap to get nutrients.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
Part of the problem of atherosclerosis is that dead cells in the vascular tissue aren’t properly cleared away by immune cells, creating lesions in the arteries.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
In the process of transmuting the mid-rib of the leaf, the plant undergoes a proliferation of new vascular tissue — and avoids rotting while the rest of the leaf withers away.
—Douglas Main, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
If viral reactivation can be prevented in the nerves with a vaccine, it can potentially be kept from spreading to vascular tissue.
—Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2023
That light would be targeted at interstitial fluid — a substance in the spaces between cells that carries nutrients and waste — or some other vascular tissue.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2023
To extend vitality, add fresh water daily, re-cut flowers stems (1/4 inch to 1 inch) to open up new vascular tissue and remove the leaves below the water line.
—oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2022
To replicate the traumatic effects on vascular tissue from an improvised explosive device, Parker and his team used a high-speed motor to stretch the elastic substrate by one-fifth of an inch in just a few microseconds, then release it.
—Gregory Mone, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2013
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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
By piercing into a plant's vascular tissue, spotted lanternflies suck up sap to get nutrients.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
Part of the problem of atherosclerosis is that dead cells in the vascular tissue aren’t properly cleared away by immune cells, creating lesions in the arteries.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
In the process of transmuting the mid-rib of the leaf, the plant undergoes a proliferation of new vascular tissue — and avoids rotting while the rest of the leaf withers away.
—Douglas Main, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
If viral reactivation can be prevented in the nerves with a vaccine, it can potentially be kept from spreading to vascular tissue.
—Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2023
That light would be targeted at interstitial fluid — a substance in the spaces between cells that carries nutrients and waste — or some other vascular tissue.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2023
To extend vitality, add fresh water daily, re-cut flowers stems (1/4 inch to 1 inch) to open up new vascular tissue and remove the leaves below the water line.
—oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2022
To replicate the traumatic effects on vascular tissue from an improvised explosive device, Parker and his team used a high-speed motor to stretch the elastic substrate by one-fifth of an inch in just a few microseconds, then release it.
—Gregory Mone, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2013
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“Vascular tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vascular%20tissue. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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