Venation
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 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 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 (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal wordnet
- 4 (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf wordnet
Example
More examples"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)."
Etymology
From Latin vēna (“vein”) + -ation.
Borrowed from Latin vēnātio. Doublet of venison and venatio.
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