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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.