veinous
- adjective
- /ˈveɪnəs/
- Specialized
:
venoso
- Look at those veinous patterns on the leaf!
Examples
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The veinous leaves of the plant are quite striking.
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The artist painted a veinous pattern to mimic the look of natural leaves.
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The marble had a veinous appearance, with lines running through the stone.
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She admired the veinous structure of the leaf under the microscope.
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The leaf of the plant had a veinous structure that made it particularly interesting for study.
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In the garden, the veinous patterns on each leaf added to the plant's overall beauty.
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Botanists often examine the veinous patterns in leaves to understand how they transport nutrients.
Synonyms
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Having many visible thin lines or ridges under the skin, often on arms
About the veins in a plant's leaves or stem
Having lines and marks like those on a leaf or marble
Having thin lines like the veins in leaves or insect wings
A pattern of thin lines like those on a leaf or in marble
Used in species names to show a plant or animal has noticeable veins
How Veined
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Veinous comes from the Latin word vena, meaning 'vein', and shares its root with the common word vein. So something veinous has many thin lines, like the lines in marble or the veins you see in a leaf.