triple-nerved

[ trip-uh l-nurvd ]
/ ˈtrɪp əlˈnɜrvd /

adjective Botany.

noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base.

Origin of triple-nerved

First recorded in 1805–15

British Dictionary definitions for triple-nerved

triple-nerved

adjective

(of a leaf) having three main veins