veinlet

[ veyn-lit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

veinlet

/ ˈveɪnlɪt /

Origin of veinlet¹

First recorded in 1825–35; vein + -let

Indusium fixed by its outer margin to the fruitful veinlet, free and opening on the side next the midrib.

But how is material conveyed from rootlet to veinlet of leaf hundreds of feet away?

Indusium fixed by its outer margin to a veinlet and opening on the inner side.

Indusium straight or rarely curved, fixed lengthwise on the upper side of a fertile veinlet, opening toward the midrib.

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