(of a leaf) having a network of veins branching from the midrib to the margin
feather-veined in American English
(ˈfeðərˌveind)
adjective
Botany(of a leaf)
having a series of veins branching from each side of the midrib toward the margin; pinnately veined
Word origin
[1860–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: big brother, blind spot, institutionalism, metric system, mutualism