[ves-uh
l] 
| 1. | a craft for traveling on water, now usually one larger than an ordinary rowboat; a ship or boat. |
| 2. | an airship. |
| 3. | a hollow or concave utensil, as a cup, bowl, pitcher, or vase, used for holding liquids or other contents. |
| 4. | Anatomy, Zoology. a tube or duct, as an artery or vein, containing or conveying blood or some other body fluid. |
| 5. | Botany. a duct formed in the xylem, composed of connected cells that have lost their intervening partitions, that conducts water and mineral nutrients. Compare tracheid. |
| 6. | a person regarded as a holder or receiver of something, esp. something nonmaterial: a vessel of grace; a vessel of wrath. |
vessel ves·sel (věs'əl)
n.
A duct, canal, or other tube that contains or conveys a body fluid such as blood or lymph.
vessel (věs'əl) Pronunciation Key
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