Associations to the word «Venation»

Wiktionary

VENATION, noun. The state of having veins, or the pattern of veins or vein-like structures within a larger entity.

Dictionary definition

VENATION, noun. (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf.
VENATION, noun. (zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats