vessel

noun

• 1a ship or large boat.

• 2a hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask.
• (chiefly in or alluding to biblical use) a person, especially regarded as holding or embodying a particular quality:giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel

• 3 Anatomy & Zoology a duct or canal holding or conveying blood or other fluid. See also blood vessel.
• Botany any of the tubular structures in the vascular system of a plant, serving to conduct water and mineral nutrients from the root.