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Higher plants

Vascular plants (from Latin vasculum 'duct'), also called tracheophytes (UK: , US: ) or collectively Tracheophyta (; from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία (trakheîa artēría) 'windpipe' and φυτά (phutá) 'plants'), are plants that have lignified tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant.

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