flow·er·less

[flou-er-lis]
adjective
1.
having or producing no flowers.
2.
Botany. having no true seeds; cryptogamic.

Origin:
1490–1500; flower + -less

flow·er·less·ness, noun
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flowerless (ˈflaʊəlɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
See cryptogam designating any plant that does not produce seeds

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Flowerless is always a great word to know.
So is vascular plants. Does it mean:
green coloring of leaves and plants needed for photosynthesis
plants with the vascular tissues xylem and phloem for transporting water and nutrients
Example sentences
Ferns are delicate, flowerless plants usually found in moist, shady areas.
Blue cohosh and wild oats poked up flowerless as yet too.
Down to the faint and flowerless land, the sick and sunless day.
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