venose

[ vee-nohs ]

adjective

1. having many or prominent veins.
2. venous.

venose

/ ˈviːnəʊs /

adjective

1. having veins; venous
2. (of a plant) covered with veins or similar ridges

Word History and Origins

Origin of venose¹

1655–65; < Latin vēnōsus, equivalent to vēn ( a ) vein + -ōsus -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of venose¹

C17: via Latin vēnōsus, from vēna a vein

Example Sentences

The gills are entire, a few of them forked at the base, subdistant, adnate at first yellowish, becoming bright, ochraceous-buff when mature and dusted by the spores, the interspaces somewhat venose.

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