vein|let

vein|let
vein|let «VAYN liht», noun.
1. a small vein; venule.
2. Botany. a branch or subdivision of a vein or venule: »

The veins divide and subdivide, making a network, and are so distributed that no part of the mesophyll is far removed from one or more veinlets (Fred W. Emerson).


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