parallel-veined
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of parallel-veined
Example Sentences
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In all of these, except Trillium, the perigone leaves are colored alike, and the leaves parallel-veined; but in the latter the sepals are green and the leaves broad and netted-veined.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Douglas Houghton Campbell
There are two principle modes— the parallel-veined, of which the iris is an example; the reticulated-veined, or netted-veined, of which the Elm is an example.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
The parallel-veined leaves of monocotyledons have stems without distinction of wood, bark and pith; the netted-veined leaves of dicotyledons have exogenous stems.
From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Jane H. Newell
They all have parallel-veined leaves, and the parts of their flowers are in "threes" or "sixes," as may be seen by consulting the coloured plates.
From Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air by John Weathers
The narrow leaves of the cone-bearing trees are also parallel-veined.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by A. C. (Austin Craig) Apgar
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