feather-veined

[ feth-er-veynd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Botany.

(of a leaf ) having a series of veins branching from each side of the midrib toward the margin; pinnately veined.

feather-veined

First recorded in 1860–65

When the great veins all branch from the midrib, the leaf is feather-veined or pinnate-veined.

Aromatic, evergreen trees with alternate, entire, feather-veined leaves.

Trees or shrubs with alternate, simple, entire, feather-veined leaves.

Shrubs or small trees with alternate, simple, feather-veined leaves.

And so you see that the dandelion leaf is also feather-veined.

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[fur-kin ]

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