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venations

venations is the plural of venation.

Meaning of venation

Noun (1)

venation (countable and uncountable, plural venations)

  1. The arrangement of veins in a leaf, wing, or similar structure.
    • 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).2017 March 1, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian

Noun (2)

venation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The hunting of wild animals.
    • 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 fishes1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Questions about venations

What is venations the plural of?
Venations is the plural of venation.

Words near venations in the dictionary

  1. venatically
  2. venatio
  3. venation
  4. venational
  5. venationes
  6. venations
  7. venatorial
  8. venatorian
  9. venatorious
  10. venatory
  11. Vence

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