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venation

ve·na·tion

uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

(botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf

2.

(zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin vēnātio. Doublet of venison and venatio.

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