VASCULAR


Meaning of VASCULAR in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.