vascular

vas*cu*lar

adjective

{bc}of, relating to, or affecting a channel for the conveyance of a body fluid (such as blood of an animal or sap of a plant) or a system of such channels

vascular bundle

noun

{bc}a strand of specialized vascular tissue of higher plants consisting mostly of xylem and phloem

vascular cylinder

noun

{bc}{sx|stele||}

vascular plant

noun

{bc}a plant having a specialized conducting system that includes xylem and phloem {bc}{sx|tracheophyte||}

vascular ray

noun

{bc}a band of usually parenchymatous cells extending from the cambium into both the xylem and phloem of a plant root or stem that conducts fluids radially and appears in a cross section like a spoke of a wheel

vascular tissue

noun

{bc}plant tissue concerned mainly with conduction

water-vascular system

noun

{bc}a system of canals in echinoderms containing a circulating watery fluid that is used for the movement of the tentacles and tube feet