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noun
- (anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillary, capillaries back to the heart.
- (used in plural veins) The entrails of a shrimp.
- (botany) In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
- (zoology) The nervure of an insect"s wing.
- A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
- A topic of discussion.
- ...and on a different vein, can we discuss...
- A style, tendency, or quality of something.
Translations: - Dutch: ader
- French: veine
- German: Ader
- Italian: vena
- Spanish: vena
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