Noun

(en noun)

A container.

(botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; also torus.

# In the Asteraceae , the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached.

(electricity, US) A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug and flexible cord to supply portable equipment or appliances.

Noun

(en noun)

(nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.

* 1719 ,

But my hope was, that if I stood along this coast till I came to that part where the English traded, I should find some of their vessels upon their usual design of trade, that would relieve and take us in.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03

, author=William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter , title=The British Longitude Act Reconsidered , volume=100, issue=2, page=87 , magazine= citation , passage=Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.}}

A container of liquid, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.

A person as a container of qualities or feelings.

* Bible, Acts ix. 15

He is a chosen vessel unto me.

* Milton

[The serpent] fit vessel , fittest imp of fraud, in whom to enter.

* Dolly Parton, The Seeker lyrics:

I am a vessel that’s empty and useless / I am a bad seed that fell by the way.

(biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.

Blood or lymph vessels''' in humans, xylem or phloem '''vessels in plants .