Venation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Venation is a noun meaning (botany, entomology) The arrangement of veins in a leaf, wing, or similar structure.
Meaning
(botany, entomology) The arrangement of veins in a leaf, wing, or similar structure.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) The hunting of wild animals.
Example Sentences
For instance, native plants in the Mascarenes developed several adaptations, such as serrated leafs^([sic]) and leafs^([sic]) with red venation, to deter tortoise browsing (Cheke & Hume, 2010).
There are extant of his in Greek, four books of Cynegeticks or Venation, five of Halieuticks or Piscation, commented and published by Ritterhusius; wherein describing beasts of venery and fishes
Word Forms
- venations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unicostate, reticulate, palmate, veination, venarie, venary.
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