parallel-veined

American  

[par-uh-lel-veynd, -luhl-] / ˈpær əˌlɛlˈveɪnd, -ləl- /

adjective

Botany.

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

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Etymology

Origin of parallel-veined

First recorded in 1860–65; parallel + vein + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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)

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 Newell, Jane H.

The Ginkgo-tree, the Indian Corn, and the Calla Lily have parallel-veined leaves.

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

All plants with definitely parallel-veined leaves may be identified through this division, unless the parts of the flower are distinctly in fives.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

Leaves sword-shape, finely parallel-veined, with bristly margins 2a, in UMBELLIFERAE, p.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan