parallel-veined
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of parallel-veined
Example Sentences
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This is of two principal kinds; namely, the parallel-veined, and the netted-veined.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
Leaves: 2, spreading flat on ground, glossy above, silvery underneath, parallel-veined, slightly longer than wide, very large, from 4 to 7 in. across.
From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje
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 Weathers, John
Leaves ovate, lanceolate or linear, parallel-veined, flat, sheathed at base; the uppermost often dissimilar and forming a kind of spathe.—Chiefly tropical.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
A leaf having its veinlets parallel to one another is said to be parallel-veined or -nerved.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
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