venation
the arrangement of veins, as in a leaf or in the wing of an insect.
these veins collectively.
Origin of venation
1Other words from venation
- ve·na·tion·al, adjective
Words Nearby venation
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How to use venation in a sentence
The venation is peculiar, and the disposition of the sori depends mainly on the peculiarities of the venation.
Beautiful Ferns | Daniel Cady EatonThe fibro-vascular system in the leaf constitutes the venation.
The venation of the wings of insects is another example of modifications without serving any special purpose.
Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume II (of 3) | George John RomanesThe compound leaves correspond to these modes of venation; they are either pinnately or palmately compound.
Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf | Jane H. NewellThe thorax bears the two rather broad, membranous wings (Fig. 42) which have characteristic venation.
Insects and Diseases | Rennie W. Doane
British Dictionary definitions for venation
/ (viːˈneɪʃən) /
the arrangement of the veins in a leaf or in the wing of an insect
such veins collectively
Derived forms of venation
- venational, adjective
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Scientific definitions for venation
[ vē-nā′shən ]
The distribution or arrangement of a system of veins, as in an insect's wing or a leaf blade. Patterns of venation in insect wings are often used to identify and differentiate species. In angiosperm plants, the venation of eudicot and magnoliid leaves is generally netted or reticulate, with smaller veins branching out from larger ones in a pinnate or palmate pattern, while that of monocots is parallel, with many veins of similar size running parallel to each other along the length of the plant part. These parallel veins are connected to each other by much smaller cross veins.
The veins of such a system considered as a group.
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