parallel-veined

[ par-uh-lel-veynd, -luhl- ]

adjectiveBotany.

having closely spaced longitudinal veins, as the leaves of most monocotyledonous plants.

Origin of parallel-veined

First recorded in 1860–65; parallel + vein + -ed³

As sabutan is parallel veined it is very easy to strip it thus, the teeth of the comb following the leaf fibers.
Philippine Mats | Hugo H. Miller
A leaf having its veinlets parallel to one another is said to be parallel-veined or -nerved.
Trees of the Northern United States | Austin C. Apgar
Parts of the flower usually in threes (never in fives), and the leaves mostly parallel-veined.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States | Asa Gray
The narrow leaves of the cone-bearing trees are also parallel-veined.
Trees of the Northern United States | Austin C. Apgar
"I have a blade of grass; it's parallel veined," Roger determined.
Ethel Morton's Enterprise | Mabell S.C. Smith

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