venation

Noun

Meaning

The arrangement or system of veins, as in the wing of an insect, or in the leaves of a plant. See Illust. in Appendix.

The act or art of hunting, or the state of being hunted.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

neuration nervation vascularization nervature vascular structure vascular system vascularization system vein arrangement venous blood system arrangement of veins veins in a wing veins in the insect's wing vascular network nervations nervuration
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Hypernyms

arrangement

Anagrams

innovate antiveno

Examples

Description Leaves are smooth, simple, petiolated, ovate to oblong-ovate, (0.5-1.5 cm) long, (0.2-0.8 cm) wide, with obtuse apex, entire margin, symmetrical but tapering base, and reticulate venation. Source: Internet

The basal clades still retaining some of the ancestral features of the wings such as similarly shaped fore- and hindwings with relatively complete venation. Source: Internet

This venation pattern varies slightly among varieties, but in general it enables one to tell Cannabis leaves from superficially similar leaves without difficulty and without special equipment. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

venatical venatically venatio venational venatorial venatorian