veined
Showing linear markings
Veined describes something marked with veins or vein-like lines.
Leaves are veined with networks of vessels that carry water and nutrients.
Marble and cheese may be veined with streaks of contrasting color: veined blue cheese, richly veined Italian marble.
Hands become more visibly veined with age as skin thins.
Marked with bands
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- CarraraTuscan marble town
- quarryPit for extracting rock
countertop · slab · polished · white · grey · swirled · mineral · deposit
Marked with parallel grooves
- reticulatedArranged in netlike pattern
- webbedConnected by membrane
- networkedLinked for data exchange
- crisscrossedCrossed repeatedly in patterns
branching · dendritic · fractal · rivulet · traced · lined · intricate · delicate
Plant's photosynthetic organ
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
maple · oak · petiole · stomata · frond · petal · midrib · venation
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- circulationMovement through a system
- cardiovascularOf heart and blood vessels
pulmonary · aorta · phlebotomy · hemoglobin · plasma · thrombosis · vasodilation · venule
Crystalline silicon dioxide
- agateBanded semiprecious stone
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- oreMetal-bearing rock
mineral · crystals · gemstone · jasper · turquoise · lapis · malachite · deposit
Limb enabling flight
- dragonflyLarge-eyed flying predator
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- cicadaLoud singing insect
lacewing · membranous · gossamer · iridescent · translucent · cellophane · delicate · chitinous
streaked
Marked with bands
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- variegatedMarked with different colors
- CarraraTuscan marble town
quarry · countertop · slab · polished · white · grey · swirled · mineral · deposit · crystalline
striated
Marked with parallel grooves
- reticulatedArranged in netlike pattern
- webbedConnected by membrane
- networkedLinked for data exchange
crisscrossed · branching · dendritic · fractal · rivulet · traced · lined · intricate · delicate · lacy
leaf
Plant's photosynthetic organ
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
deciduous · maple · oak · petiole · stomata · frond · petal · midrib · venation · pinnate
arteries
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- circulationMovement through a system
cardiovascular · pulmonary · aorta · phlebotomy · hemoglobin · plasma · thrombosis · vasodilation · venule · arteriole
quartz
Crystalline silicon dioxide
ore · mineral · crystals · gemstone · jasper · turquoise · lapis · malachite · deposit · seam
wing
Limb enabling flight
- dragonflyLarge-eyed flying predator
- butterflyWinged insect from caterpillar
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
cicada · lacewing · membranous · gossamer · iridescent · translucent · cellophane · delicate · chitinous · diaphanous
ridged
Having raised lines
surface · relief · pronounced · visible · etched · grooved · channeled · furrowed · indented · impressed
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- geologicaligneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, volcanic, tectonic
- stone texturesrough, smooth, polished, honed, matte
- Marbling Termsmarbling, paper marbling, swirled, feathered, combed
- patternspattern, chevron, geometric pattern, stripes, plaid
- surface texturesrough, smooth, bumpy, coarse, grainy
- in the vein ofSharing stylistic qualities with
- in the same veinAlong related lines
- deep-vein thrombosisClot in lower limb vessel
- varicose veinsDilated superficial vessels with pooling
- spider veinSmall dilated blood vessel
- jugular veinNeck's primary blood channel