noun
- the arrangement or system of veins in a leaf or insect wing
Usage: botanical; entomological
Examples
- The botanist studied the venations of different maple species.
- Leaf venations help scientists identify plant families.
- The butterfly’s wing venations were clearly visible under the microscope.
- Students learned to classify leaves by their venations.
- The parallel venations indicated it was a monocot plant.
- Insect venations vary greatly between different orders.