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noun 
  1. (anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillary, capillaries back to the heart.
  2. (used in plural veins) The entrails of a shrimp.
  3. (botany) In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
  4. (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 rocks.
  6. A topic of discussion.
...and on a different vein, can we discuss...
  1. A style, tendency, or quality of something.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: ader
  • French: veine
  • German: Ader
  • Italian: vena
  • Spanish: vena
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