not relating to or consisting of blood vessels (= tubes that carry blood in a person's or animal's body)

Mortality is 50% higher when the cause is vascular than when it is nonvascular.

Cartilage is a non-vascular connective tissue found in the body that is softer than bone. 软骨是体内的非血管性结缔组织，比骨头更软。

A nonvascular plant does not have special tissue, called xylem and phloem, that carries water and food around it.

Mosses and liverworts are examples of nonvascular plants. 苔藓和地钱是无维管束植物的例子。