"venation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: venations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vēna (“vein”) + -ation. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|vēna||vein}} Latin vēna (“vein”), {{suffix|en||ation}} + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} venation (countable and uncountable, plural venations)
  1. (botany, entomology) The arrangement of veins in a leaf, wing, or similar structure. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany, Entomology
    Sense id: en-venation-en-noun-Xw7gwlaT Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ation, English undefined derivations Topics: biology, botany, entomology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vēnātio. Doublet of venison and venatio. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|vēnātio}} Latin vēnātio, {{doublet|en|venison}} Doublet of venison Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} venation (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) The hunting of wild animals. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Translations (state of having veins, or pattern of veins): venació [feminine] (Catalan), suonikkuus (english: having veins) (Finnish), suonitus (note: pattern) (Finnish), Geäder [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-venation-en-noun-TrmlU6hC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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