net-veined
[ net-veynd ]
adjectiveBotany.
having branched veins that form a network, as the leaves of most dicotyledonous plants.
Origin of net-veined
1First recorded in 1860–65
- Compare parallel-veined.
Words Nearby net-veined
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How to use net-veined in a sentence
Alismace—Aquatic plants with radical net-veined leaves, and (generally) conspicuous, white, bisexual flowers.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxIn wet woods, usually near the coast, the net-veined Chain Fern is occasionally conspicuous.
How to Know the Ferns | Frances Theodora ParsonsIn long net-veined leaves we may cite Pavetta Borbonica, whose dark green blade has a crimson mid-rib.
Colouration in Animals and Plants | Alfred TylorPhyloptera: the super-ordinal term proposed to include all the net-veined orders, the Orthoptera and Dermatoptera.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithTwining herbs with net-veined leaves and greenish or white flowers in panicles or racemes.
The Plants of Michigan | Henry Allan Gleason
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