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vascular definition

vas·cu·lar (vas′kyə lər)

adjective

of or having vessels or ducts; specif.,
  1. designating or of the vessels, or system of vessels, for conveying blood or lymph
  2. designating or of the specialized conducting cells, xylem and phloem, that convey water and foods in vascular plants; also, designating or of plants that have xylem and phloem

Etymology: ModL vascularis < L vasculum, small vessel, dim. of vas, vessel, dish

Related Forms:

  • vascularity vas′·cu·lar′·ity (-lar′ə tē) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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