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Venation

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The arrangement of veins in a leaf, wing, or similar structure. countable, uncountable

    "For instance, native plants in the Mascarenes developed several adaptations, such as serrated leafs^([sic]) and leafs^([sic]) with red venation, to deter tortoise browsing (Cheke & Hume, 2010)."

  2. 2
    The hunting of wild animals. obsolete, uncountable

    "There are extant of his in Greek, four books of Cynegeticks or Venation, five of Halieuticks or Piscation, commented and published by Ritterhusius; wherein describing beasts of venery and fishes"

  3. 3
    (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal wordnet
  4. 4
    (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin vēna (“vein”) + -ation.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin vēnātio. Doublet of venison and venatio.

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