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digitinervate
[dij-i-t
uh
-
nur
-veyt]
/ˌdɪdʒ ɪ təˈnɜr veɪt/
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adjective
,
Botany.
1.
(of a leaf) having veins that radiate from the petiole like the fingers of a hand.
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digitinerved
[
dij
-i-t
uh
-nurvd]
/ˈdɪdʒ ɪ təˌnɜrvd/
(
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)
.
Origin of
digitinervate
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1880-1885
First recorded in
1880-85;
digiti-
+
nervate
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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