veinlet

[ veyn-lit ]

noun

a small vein.

Origin of veinlet

First recorded in 1825–35; vein + -let

Words Nearby veinlet

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How to use veinlet in a sentence

Indusium fixed by its outer margin to the fruitful veinlet, free and opening on the side next the midrib.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States | Asa Gray
But how is material conveyed from rootlet to veinlet of leaf hundreds of feet away?
Among the Forces | Henry White Warren
Indusium fixed by its outer margin to a veinlet and opening on the inner side.
The Fern Lover's Companion | George Henry Tilton
Indusium straight or rarely curved, fixed lengthwise on the upper side of a fertile veinlet, opening toward the midrib.
The Fern Lover's Companion | George Henry Tilton

British Dictionary definitions for veinlet

veinlet

/ (ˈveɪnlɪt) /

noun

any small vein or venule

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