triple-nerved
[ trip-uhl-nurvd ]
adjectiveBotany.
noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base.
Origin of triple-nerved
1First recorded in 1805–15
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British Dictionary definitions for triple-nerved
triple-nerved
adjective
(of a leaf) having three main veins
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