vascular

vas·cu·lar  (vsky-lr)

adj.

Of, characterized by, or containing vessels that carry or circulate fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant.

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[From Latin vsculum, diminutive of vs, vessel.]

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vascu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.

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vascular

Adjective

Biol, anat of or relating to the vessels that conduct and circulate body fluids such as blood or sap [Latin vas vessel]

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vascular  (vsky-lr)

1. Relating to the vessels of the body, especially the arteries and veins, that carry blood and lymph.

2. Relating to or having xylem and phloem, plant tissues highly specialized for carrying water, dissolved nutrients, and food from one part of a plant to another. Ferns and all seed-bearing plants have vascular tissues; bryophytes, such as mosses, do not. See more at phloemxylem

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

vascular - of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids; "vascular constriction"; "a vascular bundle" avascular - without blood vessels