PARALLEL-VEINED LEAVES
\pˈaɹəlˌɛlvˈe͡ɪnd lˈiːvz], \pˈaɹəlˌɛlvˈeɪnd lˈiːvz], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_l_ˌɛ_l_v_ˈeɪ_n_d l_ˈiː_v_z]\
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(Bot.) Furcate V. [L.], that of acrogens generally ; the veins leaving the midrib as in No. 2, then dividing in a forked way ; as in ferns.
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(Bot.) Reticulated venation [L.], that of exogens generally ; the veins leaving the midrib at greater or less angles, and giving off other veins again ; as oak, rose, laurel.
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(Bot.) Those of endogens generally ; the veins running straight to the margin, from and parallel to the midrib ; as grass, lily.
By Henry Percy Smith
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