parallel-veined

American  

[par-uh-lel-veynd, -luhl-] / ˈpær əˌlɛlˈveɪnd, -ləl- /

adjective

Botany.

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

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Etymology

Origin of parallel-veined

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

Example Sentences

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

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

Leaves parallel-veined, fan-shaped, with irregular lobes at the end, thick, leathery, with no midrib.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

In all of these, except Trillium, the perigone leaves are colored alike, and the leaves parallel-veined; but in the latter the sepals are green and the leaves broad and netted-veined.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

There are two principle modes— the parallel-veined, of which the iris is an example; the reticulated-veined, or netted-veined, of which the Elm is an example.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

The leaves are parallel-veined, fan-shaped, or feather-like, on long stalks that sheath the trunk, splitting with its growth.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen