nervation

Ultimately from Latin nervus (“nerve, sinew”), perhaps via French nervation.

nervation (plural nervations)

1. A pattern of nerves, e.g. as seen on a leaf.

   His parchment skin eerily displayed a blood-red nervation.

• venation

• nerved
• nerveless
• nervure

• vernation

From nerver (“to fit with nerves”), from Latin nervus (“nerve, sinew”).

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nervation f (plural nervations)

1. nervation, pattern of nerves, e.g. as seen on a leaf

• veinure

• nerf m
• nerval (adjective)
• nervure
• nervurer

• “nervation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).