Definitions for venations

venations ve·na·tion

Spelling: [vee-ney-shuh n, vuh-]
IPA: /viˈneɪ ʃən, və-/

Venations is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 510 anagrams from letters in venations (aeinnostv).

Definitions for venations

noun

  1. the arrangement of veins, as in a leaf or in the wing of an insect.
  2. these veins collectively.

Origin of venations

1640-50; Latin vēn(a) vein + -ation

Examples for venations

But with care the leaves can be spread open, and their shape and venation seen.

In the terms of venation, these parentheses occur most frequently.

venation of leaves—size and arrangement of veins—is important.

Remove all or nearly all the scales from a wing and note the arrangement of the veins (venation).

But there is no articulation and no venation, and moreover the wings are not used for flying.

It is not in all cases easy to trace the origin and true nature of the ascidium, as the venation is sometimes obscure.

The fibro-vascular system in the leaf constitutes the venation.

Compare with a genuine leaf—the shape, margin, and venation.

In Primula or Pedicularis, where the venation is clearly laminar, the tubular portion is distinctly calycine.

On account of the venation Presl referred this plant to his section Arthrobotrys.

Word Value for venations
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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