net-veined
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of net-veined
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The lily of the valley leaf is parallel-veined and the oak leaf is net-veined.
From Ethel Morton's Enterprise by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
The curled, roundish leaves do not exceed half an inch in length; they are net-veined, toothed, and shining.
From Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva by Step, Edward
Membranous, net-veined wings, those of the two pairs closely alike.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Odonata: net-veined insects with mandibulate mouth; head free; thorax agglutinate; wings similar, elongate, flat; metamorphosis incomplete; copulatory organs of male near base of abdomen, separate from the testes.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
Under the Key to the Groups, it agrees with 1b, referring to 2; with 2b, referring to 3; and its net-veined leaves place it in 3b, referring to Group 4, Dicotyledones.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
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