/ ˈviːnəs; NAmE / adjective
( technical ) of or contained in veins (= the tubes that carry liquids around the bodies of animals and plants) :
venous blood
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin venosus having many veins, from vena vein.
/ ˈviːnəs; NAmE / adjective
( technical ) of or contained in veins (= the tubes that carry liquids around the bodies of animals and plants) :
venous blood
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin venosus having many veins, from vena vein.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005