1. relating to or denoting tissue that precedes the formation of vascular tissue in plants; occurring before the development of true vascular bundles.
Usage: botanical/technical term; used in plant anatomy and developmental biology

Examples

• The provascular tissue in young seedlings gradually differentiates into xylem and phloem.
• Provascular strands can be observed in the developing leaves of many plant species.
• The provascular stage represents an early phase in vascular system development.
• Botanists study provascular cells to understand how plants establish their transport networks.