[ vɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n ]
■ noun Biology the arrangement of veins in a leaf or in an insect's wing.
↘the system of venous blood vessels in an animal.
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
C17: from L. vena 'vein' + -ation .
[ vɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n ]
■ noun Biology the arrangement of veins in a leaf or in an insect's wing.
↘the system of venous blood vessels in an animal.
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
C17: from L. vena 'vein' + -ation .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004