noun
- plural of nervation; the arrangement or pattern of nerves or veins, especially in leaves or insect wings
Usage: technical; botany; entomology
Examples
- The botanist studied the nervations of different plant species to classify them.
- Insect nervations in dragonfly wings follow a complex geometric pattern.
- The leaf's nervations branch out from the central vein like a river system.
- Scientists use nervations as a key feature for identifying fossil plants.
- The nervations visible on the butterfly's wings help distribute stress during flight.