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

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parallel-veined

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

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

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.

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 parallel-veined, fan-shaped, with irregular lobes at the end, thick, leathery, with no midrib.

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