a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood

[ Syn: vena , venous blood vessel ]

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

[ Syn: nervure ]

a layer of ore between layers of rock

[ Syn: mineral vein ]

one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect

[ Syn: nervure ]

make a veinlike pattern