feather-veined

[ feth-er-veynd ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. (of a leaf ) having a series of veins branching from each side of the midrib toward the margin; pinnately veined.

feather-veined

adjective

1. (of a leaf) having a network of veins branching from the midrib to the margin

Word History and Origins

Origin of feather-veined¹

First recorded in 1860–65