interveinal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

inter- +‎ veinal

Adjective[edit]

interveinal (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly botany) Occurring between veins.
    • 2000, P. J. Keane, Diseases and Pathogens of Eucalypts, →ISBN, page 392:
      In E. tereticornis, deficiency begins as interveinal chlorosis [yellowing] of young leaves with tissue near the veins remaining green.