vascular system

1. The vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant (synset 105518937)
   is a type of: system - a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
   subtypes:

   • water vascular system - system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration
   • portal system - system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver
   • lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum - the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body
   • cardiovascular system, circulatory system - the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body
   has:

   • vas, vessel - a tube in which a body fluid circulates
   • vascular tissue - tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
   is a part of:

   • body, organic structure - the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
   • tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

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