vein

  1. Noun.  (anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
  2. Noun.  (''used in plural'' '''veins''') The entrails of a shrimp.
  3. Noun.  (botany) In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle.
  4. Noun.  (zoology) The nervure of an insect’s wing.
  5. Noun.  A stripe or streak of a different colour or composition in materials such as wood, cheese, marble or other rocks.
  6. Noun.  A topic of discussion.
  7. Noun.  A style, tendency, or quality of something.

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