ˈvaskyələ(r), ˈvaas- adjective
Etymology: New Latin vascularis, from Latin vasculum small vessel (diminutive of vas vessel) + -aris -ar — more at vase
1.
a. : of, relating to, or affecting a tube for the conveyance of a body fluid (as the blood of an animal or the sap of a plant) ; often : of, relating to, or constituting a system of such tubes
lymph vascular degeneration
— compare water-vascular system
b. : supplied with or containing ducts and especially blood vessels
a vascular tumor
the vascular layer of the skin
2. : marked by vigor and ardor : spirited , passionate
writing must be done with gusto, must be vascular — S.E.Hyman
the most vascular and virile thus far printed — Mark Sullivan