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The definition of vascular is defined as something related to vessels or ducts.

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An example of vascular is the system that moves water through the bodies of starfish.

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See vascular in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or having vessels or ducts; specif.,

designating or of the vessels, or system of vessels, for conveying blood or lymph
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

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

Related Forms:

vascularity noun

See vascular in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

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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Origin: From Latin vāsculum

Origin: , diminutive of vās, vessel

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Related Forms:

vasˌcu·larˈi·ty (-lărˈĭ-tē) noun

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