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Webster 1913 Edition


Venation

Ve-na′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
vena
a vein.]
The arrangement or system of veins, as in the wing of an insect, or in the leaves of a plant. See Illust. in Appendix.

Ve-na′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
venatio
, fr.
venari
, p. p.
venatus
, to hunt. See
Venison
.]
The act or art of hunting, or the state of being hunted.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Venation

VENA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. venatio, from venor, to hunt.]
1.
The act or practice of hunting.
2.
The state of being hunted.

Definition 2024


venation

venation

English

Noun

venation (countable and uncountable, plural venations)

  1. The state of having veins, or the pattern of veins or vein-like structures within a larger entity.
    In science class, Jessie studied the venation of a leaf that had soaked in red food coloring.

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