venation

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The arrangement of veins in a leaf, wing, or similar structure.

   “For instance, native plants in the Mascarenes developed several adaptations, such as serrated leafs^([sic]) and leafs^([sic]) with red venation, to deter tortoise browsing (Cheke & Hume, 2010).”

2. (obsolete, uncountable)The hunting of wild animals.

   “There are extant of his in Greek, four books of Cynegeticks or Venation, five of Halieuticks or Piscation, commented and published by Ritterhusius; wherein describing beasts of venery and fishes”