Vascular bundle A vascular bundle is a part of the transport system in vascular plants. The transport itself happens in vascular tissue, which exists in two forms: xylem and phloem. Both these tissues are present in a vascular bundle, which in addition will include supporting and protective tissues.
	Vascular tissue Vascular tissue is a complex tissue found in vascular plants. The primary components of vascular tissue are the xylem and phloem. These two tissues transport fluid and nutrients internally. There are also two meristems associated with vascular tissue: the vascular cambium and the cork cambium.
	Vase The vase is an open container, often used to hold cut flowers. It can be made from a number of materials including porcelain, ceramic and glass art. The vase is often decorated and thus used to extend the beauty of its contents. Vases are defined as having a certain anatomy.
	Vaslav Nijinsky Vaslav Fomich Nijinsky was a Poland-born Russians ballet dancer and choreographer. Nijinsky was one of the most gifted male dancers in history, and he became celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could perform en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time and his ability to perform seemingly gravity-defying leaps was also legendary.
	Vatican City Vatican City formally State of the Vatican City, or Vatican City State is a sovereignty city-state whose territory consists of a landlocked, almost completely walled, enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. The entire state is about 44 hectares and thus is a European microstates.
	Vaudeville Vaudeville is a style of multi-act theatre which flourished in North America from the 1880s through the 1920s. An evening's schedule of performances could run the gamut from acrobats to mathematicians, from song-and-dance duos to trick high divers. Indeed, the scope of the presentations was unique in the history of American live performance: music, comedy, feats of athleticism, magic , animal acts, opera, Shakespeare, banjo, acrobatics and gymnastics, and lectures by celebrities and intel
	Vault In architecture, a vault is an arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy. Vaulting makes it possible to roof over a comparatively large space using bricks, rock blocks or concrete. Until the development of metal girders and trusses in the 19th century, the only alternative was to use long wooden rafters or long stone lintels — much simpler than vaulting; but cruder and more expensive as well, and ultimately limited by the length of wood or stone available.
	Veery The Veery, Catharus fuscescens, is a small Thrush. It is occasionally called Willow Thrush or Wilson's Thrush. This species is 16-18 cm in length, and has the white-dark-white underwing patterm characteristic of Catharus thrushes. Adults are mainly light brown on the upperparts.
	Vega Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, and the list of brightest stars in the sky. It is the second brightest star in the Northern night sky, after Arcturus, and can often be seen near the zenith in the mid-northern latitudes during the Northern Hemisphere summer.
	Vegetable Vegetable is a culinary art term. Its definition has no scientific value and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. All parts of an herbaceous plant that humans eat whole or in part is generally considered a vegetable, except for culinary fruits and arguably cereals, Nuts, herbs, and spices.
	Vegetable garden A vegetable garden is a a garden that exists to grow vegetables and other plants useful for human consumption, in constrast to a flower garden that exists for aesthetic purposes. It is a small-scale form of vegetable farming. A vegetable garden typically includes a compost heap and several plots or divided areas of land, intended to grow one or two types of plant in each plot.
	Vegetable Soup Vegetable Soup was an educational children's television program produced by the New York State Education Department that originally ran for 78 episodes from 1975 to 1978. The show featured the voices of Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, and Daniel Stern. The animated segments were created by Wantu Studios, headed by .
	Vegetarianism Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming meat, with or without the use of other animal derivatives, such as dairy products or egg s. Some people choose to refrain from wearing clothing derived from animals, such as leather and fur. Veganism, in particular, excludes all animal products from diet and attire, whether or not this involves the actual death of an animal .
	Vegetation Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants, and is, by far, the most abundant biotic element of the biosphere. The term vegetation does not, by itself, imply anything regarding species composition, life forms, structure, spatial extent, "naturalness", or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics.
	Vehicle This article is about the means of transport. For the political meaning, see electoral vehicle. For the economics meaning, see economic vehicle. For the post-rock band Vehicle, see Vehicle . Vehicles are non-living means of transportation. They are most often man-made , although some other means of transportation which are not made by man can also be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks.
	Veil Veils are articles of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, which cover some part of the head or face.
	Veiled Veiled is the debut album by United States singer/songwriter Leah Andreone, released in 1996.
	Vein In biology, a vein is a blood vessel which carries blood toward the heart. Veins form part of the circulatory system. The vessels that carry blood away from the heart are known as artery.
	Velar consonant Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue against the soft palate . Since the velar region of the roof of the mouth is relatively extensive and the movements of the dorsum are not very precise, velars easily undergo Assimilation , shifting their articulation back or to the front
	Velcro Velcro is a brand name of fabric hook-and-loop fasteners used for connecting objects.
	Vellum Vellum is a sort of parchment, a material for the page s of a book or codex, characterized by its thin, smooth, durable properties. Originally, the material was made from pig skin, but modern vellum is usually made out of cotton. The term can also refer to a manuscript or book written on such material.
	Velocipede The velocipede was the predecessor of the bicycle, a human-powered vehicle introduced in the Victorian age. These vehicles had a variety of designs, of two, three, or four wheels. Some two-wheeled designs had pedals mounted on the front wheel, other three- and four-wheeled designs used treadles and levers to drive the rear wheels.
	Velociraptor Velociraptor is a genus of dromaeosaurid Theropoda dinosaur that existed approximately 83 to 70 million years ago during the later part of the Cretaceous Period . There is only one universally recognized species, V. mongoliensis, although others have been attributed in the past.
	Velodrome A velodrome is a sporting arena purpose-built for track cycling, i.e. racing on bicycles. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked tracks, consisting of two 180-degree bends connected by two straights. The corner bankings are designed so that, at typical racing speeds, the inertia of the bicycles, the propulsive acceleration provided by the riders, and the gravitation force pulling them towards the bottom of the track are balanced.
	Velveeta Velveeta is a brandname of processed cheese first made in 1918 by Switzerland immigrant Emil Frey of the Monroe Cheese Company in Monroe, New York. In 1923, The Velveeta Cheese Company was incorporated as a separate company, and was sold to Kraft Foods in 1927. Velveeta features a soft, rubbery texture, a very mild taste that advertisers compare to cheddar cheese, and is noted for its easy melting.
	Velvet worm Onychophora are segmented, caterpillar-like, terrestrial animals somewhat resembling both arthropods and annelida. They are generally regarded either as a class of arthropods or as a separate Phylum . About 110 modern species are known separated into two family , with 10 genus.
	Vena comitans Vena comitans is Latin for accompanying vein. It refers to a vein that is usually paired, with both veins lying on the sides of an artery. Because they are generally found in pairs, they are often referred to by their plural form: venae comitantes. Venae comitantes are usually found with certain smaller arteries, especially those in the extremities.
	Venation The arrangements of veins and veinlets is called venation. Venation is classified into reticulate and parallel venations.
	Vendémiaire Vend?miaire was the first month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French language word vendange (grape harvest). Vend?miaire was the first month of the autumn quarter (mois d'automne). It started at the autumnal equinox which was between September 22 and September 24.
	Vending machine A vending machine is a machine that dispenses merchandise when a customer deposits sufficient money into a slot or vent to purchase the desired item. The money is validated by a currency detector. It is believed to have been first invented by Hero of Alexandria, a 1st century inventor.
	Venerable Venerable is a title confered on persons for a number of religious reasons, particularly in the Christianity. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, venerable is a title attributed to saints who had lived a monastery or Hermit life, and it is considered equal or sometimes superior to the usual "Saint".
	Veneridae The Veneridae or venerids are a family of marine bivalve mollusca. Many of them are commonly known as clams, and they make up a significant part of the world fishery of clams. They include some well known species such as the hard clam or quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria.
	Venetia Venetia is a name used mostly in a historical context for the area of Northeast Italy, corresponding approximately to the present-day Italian administrative regions of the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Venetia formed for a long time the Italian land portion of the Republic of Venice.
	Veneto Vneto is one of the regions of Italy. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, bordering on the Italian regions of Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy, the autonomic regions of Trentino-South Tyrol and Friuli Venezia Giulia and the republic of Austria. It lies between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea and is traversed by the rivers of Po, Adige, Brenta and Piave.
	Venezuela Venezuela is a country on the northern tropics Caribbean Sea coast of South America. Venezuela borders Brazil to the south, Guyana to the east, and Colombia to the west. North of the Venezuelan coast lie the islands of Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles, and Trinidad and Tobago.
	Venice Venice is the capital city of the Italian regions of Veneto and the province of Venice in Italy. Its population is 271,663 . The city is included, with Padua, Italy , in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area, population 1,600,000.
	Venipuncture In medicine venipuncture or venepuncture is the process of obtaining a sample of Vein Blood. Usually a 5 ml to 25 ml sample of blood is adequate depending on what blood tests have been requested. In many circumstances it will be done by a Phlebotomist, although nurses, doctors and other medical staff are also trained to take blood.
	Venn diagram Venn diagrams are illustrations used in the branch of mathematics known as set theory. They show the mathematics or logical relationship between different groups of things . A Venn diagram shows all the possible logical relations between the sets.
	Venom Venom or zootoxin is any of a variety of poisons used by several groups of animal species, for the purpose of defense and hunting prey. Though subjective, the definition of a venom differs from a poison . Generally, a venom is defined as a biologic toxin that is injected to cause its effect while a poison is a biologic toxin which is absorbed through epithelial linings .
	Ventôse Vent?se (also Ventose) was the sixth month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word ventosus, which means wind. Vent?se was the third month of the winter quarter (mois d'hiver). It started between February 19 and February 21.
	Ventricular fibrillation Ventricular fibrillation is a cardiac condition that consists of a lack of coordination of the contraction of the muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart that eventually leads to the heart stopping altogether.
	Ventricular septal defect A ventricular septal defect is a defect in the ventricular septum. The ventricular septum consists of a muscular and membranous portion. The membranous portion is most commonly affected. Congenital VSDs are collectively the most common congenital heart defect.
	Ventriloquism Ventriloquism is an act of deception in which a person manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere. The Greeks called this gastromancy. The act of ventriloquism is ventriloquizing. The most familiar type of ventriloquist today is a nightclub performer sitting on a stool with a wooden dummy on his lap.
	Venule A venule is a small blood vessel that allows deoxygenated blood to return from the capillary beds to the larger blood vessels called veins. Venules have three layers: An inner endothelium composed of squamous epithelial cells that act as a membrane, a middle layer of muscle and elastic tissue and an outer layer of fibrous connective tissue.
	Venus Venus is the second-closest planet to the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. After Earth's Moon, it is the brightest object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of −4.6. As an inferior planet from Earth it never appears to venture far from the Sun, and its elongation reaches a maximum of 47.8.
	Vepses Veps or Vepsians are a Finnic people that speak the Veps language, which belongs to the Baltic-Finnic branch of the Finno-Ugric languages. The self-designations of these people in various dialects are vepslaine, bepslaane, and ludi and ludilaine. In early Kievan Rus chronicles they are called "????".
	Veracruz The state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave is one of the 31 states of Mexico that compose Mexico . It is located in the east central part of the country, between 1710' and 2238' North and between 9355' and 9838' West. It has a mainland area of 1 E10 m square kilometer and includes several islands in the Gulf of Mexico totalling another 1 E7 m km.
	Veratrum Veratrum is a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs of the Melanthiaceae family. In English they are usually known as false hellebore. Veratrum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Setaceous Hebrew Character.
	Verbena Verbena is a genus of about 250 species of Annual plant and perennial herbaceous plants in the Verbenaceae. The majority of the species are native to the New World from Canada south to southern Chile, but a few also native in the Old World, mainly in Europe.
	Verdin The Verdin is a species of penduline tit. It is the only species in the genus Auriparus, and the only species in the family to be found in the New World. The Verdin is a very small bird. At 4.5 inches in length, it rivals the Bushtit as one of the smallest passerines in North America.
	Verdun Verdun is a city and commune in France in the Lorraine rgion in France, northeast France, in the Meuse dpartement in France, of which it is a sous-prfecture. Population 25,000.
	Verger A verger is a person, usually a laity, who assists in the ordering of religious services, particularly in Anglicanism churches. During the service itself, a verger's main duty is to ceremonially precede the religious participants as they move about the church; he or she does not typically take any speaking part in the service itself.
	Vermiculite Vermiculite is a natural, non toxic mineral which expands with the application of heat. The expansion process is called exfoliation and it is routinely accomplished in purpose-designed commercial furnaces. Vermiculite is formed by hydration of certain mafic, and is often found in association with asbestos.
	Vermilion Vermilion, also spelled vermillion, when found naturally-occurring, is an opaque red orange pigment, used since antiquity, originally derived from the powdered mineral cinnabar. Chemically the pigment is mercuric sulfide, HgS. Like all mercury compounds it is toxic.
	Vermin Vermin is a pejorative word given to animals which are considered by users of the word to be pests or nuisances, most associated with the carrying of disease. Disease-carrying rodents and insects are the usual case but the term is also applied to larger animals, on the basis that they exist out of ecosystem with a desired Natural environment, consuming excessive Natural resource.
	Vermont Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States, located in the northeastern United States part of the country. The state ranks 43rd in land area at 9,250 square miles and has a population of 608,827, one of the smallest of the 50 states.
	Vermonter Amtrak's Vermonter is a 606-mile passenger train service between St. Albans, Vermont and Washington, D.C. One round trip runs per day. The train was originally called the Montrealer and terminated in Montreal. When the Montrealer route was threatened with cancellation due to declining ridership, the State of Vermont stepped in to subsidize service as far north as St.
	Vermouth Vermouth is a fortified wine flavored with aromatic herbs and spices in recipes that are closely-guarded trade secrets. The inventor of vermouth, Antonio Benedetto Carpano from Turin, Italy, chose this name in 1786 because he was inspired by a Germany wine fortified with Artemisia_absinthium, a herb most famously used in distilling absinthe.
	Vernation Vernation is the formation of new leaf or frond. In plant anatomy, it is the arrangement of leaves in a bud. In pine, new leaves are short and encased in sheaths. Each leaf bundle consists of 2 to 5 needles. All the leaves on one section of branch grow in length together.
	Vernier scale A vernier scale lets one read more precisely from an evenly divided straight or circular measurement scale. It is fitted with a sliding secondary scale that is used to indicate where the measurement lies when it is in-between two of the marks on the main scale. It was invented in its modern form in 1631 by the France mathematician Pierre Vernier.
	Vernix caseosa Vernix, also known as Vernix caseosa, is the "waxy" or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of newborn humans. It is secreted by the fetus's sebaceous glands in utero, and is hypothesized to have antibacterial properties. The word "smegma" is occasionally used to describe vernix.
	Vernonia Vernonia is a genus of about 200 species of forbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Some species are sometimes known as ironweeds. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. The genus is named for English botanist William Vernon.
	Verona Verona is an ancient town, episcopal see and province in the Veneto, Northern Italy. The ancient town, and the centre of the modern city, are in a loop of the Adige River near Lake Garda. Because of this position, the areas saw regular floodings until 1956. It was in that year that the Mori-Torbole tunnel was constructed, which provides 500 cubic meters of discharge from the Adige river to the Garda lake in case of flood danger.
	Veronica chamaedrys Veronica chamaedrys is a species of Veronica, native to Europe and northern Asia. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 25 cm tall, with hairy stems and leaves. The flowers are blue, with a four-lobed corolla.
	Veronica officinalis Veronica officinalis is a species of Veronica, native to Europe and western Asia. Other common names include common speedwell and common gypsyweed. It is a herbaceous perennial plant with hairy green stems 10-50 cm long that cover the ground in mats and send up short vertical shoots which bear soft violet flowers.
	Verrazano-Narrows Bridge The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge that connects the Political subdivisions of New York State#Borough of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows, the reach connecting the relatively protected Upper New York Bay with the larger Lower New York Bay.
	Versace Gianni Versace S.p.A. is an Italy clothier founded by Gianni Versace in 1978. After Gianni Versace's death in 1997, his sister Donatella Versace, formerly vice-president, stepped in as creative director of the designing House and Santo Versace as CEO. Currently, Donatella Versace controls the majority of the company's assests until her daughter, Allegra, the sole-heiress of the Versace fortune, is prepared to take an active role.
	Versailles Versailles , formerly the de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. The city of Versailles, located in the western suburbs of Paris, 17.1 km. from the Kilometre Zero, is the prfecture of the Yvelines dpartement in France.
	Versatile Versatile is a Canadian brand of agricultural equipment that has produced augers, swathers, combines and most notably tractors. The company, based in Winnipeg, currently belongs to Buhler Industries. In the 1970s it was an independent operation, founded by Peter Pakosh and Roy Robinson, that owned 70% of the 4WD tractor market and then was later owned by Ford Motor Company and Fiat's New Holland Corporation, spun off when Case Corporation merged with New H
	Vertebra Vertebrae are the individual irregular bones that make up the vertebral column — a flexuous and flexible column. There are thirty-three vertebrae in humans, including the five that are fused to form the sacrum and the four coccyx bones which form the tailbone.