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Q.A leaf in which the veins and veinlets are arranged in an irregular, net-like pattern over the lamina shows:

(a) Parallel venation
(b) Reticulate venation
(c) Radial symmetry
(d) Valvate aestivation
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When the veins of a leaf form a branching, net-like pattern over the whole lamina, the venation is called reticulate -- the pattern typical of dicotyledons, e.g. China rose and Peepal. Parallel venation (a), by contrast, has veins running alongside one another without forming a net, as in most monocotyledons such as grasses and banana. Radial symmetry (c) and valvate aestivation (d) describe the arrangement of floral parts, not of leaf veins at all, so they do not fit the description given.

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(b) Reticulate venation

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