Nervation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A pattern of nerves, e.g. as seen on a leaf.

    "His parchment skin eerily displayed a blood-red nervation."

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neurationneurationvenationvenation

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"His parchment skin eerily displayed a blood-red nervation."

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin nervus (“nerve, sinew”), perhaps via French nervation.

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