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veinlet

[ veyn-lit ]

noun

  1. a small vein.


veinlet

/ ˈveɪnlɪt /

noun

  1. any small vein or venule
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of veinlet1

First recorded in 1825–35; vein + -let
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Example Sentences

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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