veinlike
Like blood channels
Resembling a vein in appearance or pattern—typically describing branching, threadlike structures: veinlike cracks spread across the old plaster, veinlike markings on the leaf.
The word applies to anything suggesting the narrow, branching channels of blood vessels or the ribs running through foliage.
Branching like a tree
- arborescentResembling a tree
- ramifiedDivided into subdivisions
- bifurcatedDivided into two branches
- forkedDivided into prongs
fractal · radiating · spreading · divergent · reticulated · interlacing · webbed · meshed
Plant's photosynthetic organ
- frondLarge, segmented plant blade
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- venationArrangement of veins
- midribCentral vein of foliage
reticulate · pinnate · palmate · chlorophyll · phloem · xylem · vascular · nervure
Of major vessels
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- vasculatureBody's network of vessels
- venuleTiny blood vessel
- circulatoryOf blood movement
bloodstream · cardiovascular · varicose · phlebitis · thrombosis · angiogenesis · vasodilation · vasoconstriction
Streaked with irregular patterns
- striatedMarked with parallel grooves
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- laceworkOrnamental open-weave fabric
webbing · reticulation · lined · grooved · etched · textured · variegated · mottled
Metal-bearing rock
- lodeMineral-rich rock seam
- seamJoined fabric edge
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
gold · silver · copper · pyrite · galena · hydrothermal · mineralized · crystalline
dendritic
Branching like a tree
- arborescentResembling a tree
- ramifiedDivided into subdivisions
- bifurcatedDivided into two branches
forked · fractal · radiating · spreading · divergent · reticulated · interlacing · webbed · meshed · interconnected
leaf
Plant's photosynthetic organ
midrib · reticulate · pinnate · palmate · chlorophyll · phloem · xylem · vascular · nervure · lamina
arterial
Of major vessels
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- vasculatureBody's network of vessels
- venuleTiny blood vessel
circulatory · bloodstream · cardiovascular · varicose · phlebitis · thrombosis · angiogenesis · vasodilation · vasoconstriction · endothelium
marbled
Streaked with irregular patterns
- striatedMarked with parallel grooves
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
lacework · webbing · reticulation · lined · grooved · etched · textured · variegated · mottled · streaked
ore
Metal-bearing rock
quartz · gold · silver · copper · pyrite · galena · hydrothermal · mineralized · crystalline · stringer
veinlikeplain
Basic and unremarkable
unpatterned · uniform · patternless · unstreaked · solid
prevent, convention, vein, avenue, revenue, intervene, circumvent, convene, veined