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Meaning of vein

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  vein
      n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries
           toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein
           carry unaerated blood" [syn: {vein}, {vena}, {venous blood
           vessel}]
      2: a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for
         several minutes"
      3: 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: {vein}, {nervure}]
      4: a layer of ore between layers of rock [syn: {vein}, {mineral
         vein}]
      5: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an
         insect [syn: {vein}, {nervure}]
      v 1: make a veinlike pattern

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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