- (a.) Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.
- (a.) Consisting of or containing, vessels as an essential part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically (Bot.), pertaining to or containing, special ducts or tubes, for the circulation of sap.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants, that is, the phaenogamous plants, all of which are vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a large extent are cellular only.
- (a.) Operating by means of or made up of an arrangement of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals, including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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