vein

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q9609}}{{lb|en|anatomy}} A [[blood vessel]] that transports [[blood]] from the [[capillary|capillaries]] back to the [[heart]].
2. {{lb|en|in plural}} The [[entrails]] of a [[shrimp]].
3. {{lb|en|botany}} In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the [[vascular bundle]].
4. {{lb|en|zoology}} The [[nervure]] of an [[insect]]’s wing.
5. A [[stripe]] or [[streak]] of a different colour or composition in materials such as [[wood]], [[cheese]], [[marble]] or other [[rock]]s.{{anchor|en_geology}}
6. {{lb|en|geology}} A [[sheetlike]] body of [[crystallize]]d [[mineral]]s within a [[rock]].
7. {{lb|en|figurative}} A [[topic]] of [[discussion]]; a train of association, thoughts, emotions, etc.
8. {{lb|en|figurative}} A [[style]], [[tendency]], or [[quality]].
9. A [[fissure]], [[cleft]]{{,}} or [[cavity]], as in the [[earth]] or other substance.

Verb

1. To [[mark]] with veins or a vein-like [[pattern]].

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