Definitions for parallel-veined

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parallel-veined par·al·lel-veined

Spelling: [par-uh-lel-veynd, -luh l-]

IPA: /ˈpær əˌlɛlˈveɪnd, -ləl-/

Parallel-Veined is a 15 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 1061 anagrams from letters in parallel-veined (-aadeeeilllnprv).

Definitions for parallel-veined

adjective

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

Origin of parallel-veined

First recorded in 1860-65; parallel + vein + -ed³

Examples for parallel-veined

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

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

This is of two principal kinds; namely, the parallel-veined, and the netted-veined.