feather-veined

American

[feth-er-vaynd] / ˈfɛð ərˌveɪnd /

adjective

Botany.

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

feather-veined British

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of feather-veined

First recorded in 1860–65

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feather-veined

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

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by A. C. (Austin Craig) Apgar

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

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by A. C. (Austin Craig) Apgar

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

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by A. C. (Austin Craig) Apgar

Trees or tall shrubs with alternate, simple, pointed, 2-ranked, feather-veined, toothed leaves.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by A. C. (Austin Craig) Apgar

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

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by A. C. (Austin Craig) Apgar

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