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Meaning of vein

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

vein

Pronunciation:/veɪn/

noun

Definitions

  1. A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.

  2. (in plural) The entrails of a shrimp.

  3. In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.

  4. The nervure of an insect’s wing.

verb

Definitions

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