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a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood" a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes" any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ a layer of ore between layers of rock one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect make a veinlike pattern
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| veinal |
relating to the veins of plants; "leaves affected with veinal mosaic"
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[vane] a thickened line which provides support in the wing of an insect.
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part of the circulatory system, returning deoxygenated blood to the heart. In the embryo, the placental vein brings oxygenated blood to the heart. In the adult, pulmonary vein brings oxygenated blood from lungs to heart.
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A strand of vascular tissue in a flat organ such as a leaf.
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