venation

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In simple venation patterns, one unfortunately placed air bubble could block up to 95% of the venation network, preventing water from flowing through the leaf.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 30, 2024

This Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution was in part driven by a unique innovation in angiosperm leaves: these present a netted hierarchical venation, which allows angiosperm to fix carbon dioxide in a much more efficient way.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

Even the assignment to the subfamily Larentiinae is not entirely secure and is based on a few features like wing venation.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023

The copperplate lines are so exact they mimic the individual venation of feathers; the neck of a gyrfalcon takes on all the ripply realism of moiréd silk.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Preparing and Mounting the Wings of Lepidoptera.—The student of Lepidoptera will frequently find it necessary in the study of the venation of wings to bleach them or denude them of their scales in some way.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.