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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf;

2. (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal;
[syn: venation, venous blood system]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Venation \Ve*na"tion\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Venation \Ve*na"tion\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

venation n 1: (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf 2: (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal [syn: venation, venous blood system]