feather-veined

[ feth-er-veynd ]

adjective

, Botany.

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

feather-veined

adjective

1. (of a leaf) having a network of veins branching from the midrib to the margin

Word History and Origins

Origin of feather-veined¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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