vascular

[ vas-kyuh-ler ]

adjectiveBiology.
  1. pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.

Origin of vascular

1
From the New Latin word vāsculāris, dating back to 1665–75. See vasculum, -ar1
  • Also vas·cu·lose [vas-kyuh-lohs], /ˈvæs kyəˌloʊs/, vas·cu·lous [vas-kyuh-luhs]. /ˈvæs kyə ləs/.

Other words from vascular

  • vas·cu·lar·i·ty [vas-kyuh-lar-i-tee], /ˌvæs kyəˈlær ɪ ti/, noun
  • vas·cu·lar·ly, adverb
  • hy·per·vas·cu·lar, adjective
  • hy·per·vas·cu·lar·i·ty, noun
  • in·ter·vas·cu·lar, adjective
  • non·vas·cu·lar, adjective
  • non·vas·cu·lar·ly, adverb
  • non·vas·cu·lose, adjective
  • non·vas·cu·lous, adjective
  • un·vas·cu·lar, adjective
  • un·vas·cu·lar·ly, adverb
  • un·vas·cu·lous, adjective

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How to use vascular in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for vascular

vascular

/ (ˈvæskjʊlə) /


adjective
  1. biology anatomy of, relating to, or having vessels that conduct and circulate liquids: a vascular bundle; the blood vascular system

Origin of vascular

1
C17: from New Latin vāsculāris, from Latin: vasculum

Derived forms of vascular

  • vascularity (ˌvæskjʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun
  • vascularly, adverb

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Scientific definitions for vascular

vascular

[ văskyə-lər ]


  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 phloem xylem.

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