A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

-veined: in L. comp. -venis,-e (adj.B), -venius,-a,-um (adj.A); see -nerved; -venosus,-a,-um (adj.A), q.v., in L. comp. ‘- many-veined;’ in Gk. comp. -phlebius,-a,-um (adj.A), q.v.;

- aequivenius, “all the veins of equal distinctness” (Jackson).

- atrovenosus, black-veined; luteovenius, with yellow veins; multivenius, with many veins; parallelivenius, with parallel veins; paucivenius, with few veins; purpureovenosus, with purple veins; qinquevenius, 5-veined. in Gk. comp. -phlebius,-a,-um (adj.A).

- basinervius,-a,-um (adj.A), basinervis,-e (adj.B): “when the ribs of a leaf all spring from its base” (Lindley).

- folia ampla, parallele pennivenia v. bipinnatifida (B&H), leaves large, parallel-pinnately veined or twice pinnatifid.

- dictyophlebius, with netted veins; oligophlebius, with few veins; parallelophlebius, with parallel veins; pentaphlebius, 5-veined; polyphlebius, with many veins; xanthophlebius, with yellow veins.

- folia minora uninervia v. reticulato-pennivenia, nunc 0 (B&H), leaves smaller, one-nerved or reticulately-pinnately veined, sometimes none.

NOTE: without perceptible veins: avenis,-e (adj.B), avenius,-a,-um (adj.A); enervis,-e (adj.B), enervius,-a,-um (adj.A).

NOTE: venatus,-a,-um (part.A) = past participle of venor, l., a deponent verb meaning to hunt, hence it is not used to indicate 'veined'.

veined: see venosus,-a,-um (adj.A); see nerved.