vein

n 1: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries

toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry

unaerated blood [syn: {vena}]

2: a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein

for several minutes"

3: one of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching

framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf

or other plant organ [syn: {nervure}]

4: a layer of ore between layers of rock [syn: {mineral vein}]

5: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of

an insect [syn: {nervure}]

v : make a veinlike pattern