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Venation

The arrangement or system of veins, as in the wing of an insect, or in the leaves of a plant. See Illust. in Appendix.

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Arrangement 76% connected

The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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System 76% connected

An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects…

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Foliage 70% connected

Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Leaf 70% connected

A colored, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the i…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Leafage 70% connected

Leaves, collectively; foliage.

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