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adj
Having the form of a vessel or duct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Containing vessels or ducts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tubular, cannular, tubelike, tube-shaped
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin vāsi- + -form. By surface analysis, vas + -iform.
