Camptodrome

/kæmpˈtoʊdroʊm/ noun

A type of leaf vein pattern where the veins curve and run parallel to the leaf margin without branching into the tip.

From Greek 'kampto' (bent) and 'dromos' (running course), coined in botanical terminology in the 19th century to describe specific leaf vein arrangements in plant classification.

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