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- Morphology of Flowering Plants
NEET · Botany · Morphology of Flowering Plants
What is the term used to describe the arrangement of veins in the...
What is the term used to describe the arrangement of veins in the lamina of a leaf?
Options
- AVenation
- BReticulate
- CParallel
- DNetwork
Correct answer
A. Venation
Step-by-step solution
The arrangement of veins and the veinlets in the lamina of leaf is termed as venation. When the veinlets form a network, the venation is termed as reticulate (Figure 5.4 b). When the veins run parallel to each other within a lamina, the venation is termed as parallel (Figure 5.4 c). Leaves of dicotyledonous plants generally possess reticulate venation, while parallel venation is the characteristic of most monocotyledons.