The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"arrangement of veins," 1640s, of plant structures, noun of state from Latin vena "vein" (see vein). Related: Venational.
Wiktionary
n. The state of having veins, or the pattern of veins or vein-like structures within a larger entity.
WordNet
n. (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf
(zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal [syn: venous blood system]
Wikipedia
Venation may refer to:
- Leaf#Venation (arrangement of the veins)
- Insect wing#Venation
Usage examples of "venation".
The leaves began to droop, a peculiar death-discolouration began to spread from the mid rib along the venation of the leaves.
Dimensions, corrugations, wrinkles, venation, were alike abnormally exaggerated.