parallel-veined

[ par-uh-lel-veynd, -luhl- ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having closely spaced longitudinal veins, as the leaves of most monocotyledonous plants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of parallel-veined¹

First recorded in 1860–65; parallel + vein + -ed ³

Example Sentences

As sabutan is parallel veined it is very easy to strip it thus, the teeth of the comb following the leaf fibers.

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A leaf having its veinlets parallel to one another is said to be parallel-veined or -nerved.

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Parts of the flower usually in threes (never in fives), and the leaves mostly parallel-veined.

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The narrow leaves of the cone-bearing trees are also parallel-veined.

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"I have a blade of grass; it's parallel veined," Roger determined.

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