'striped-leaved' originates from Modern English, specifically the compound of 'striped' and 'leaved', where 'striped' ultimately derives from Middle English 'stripe' (from Old Norse 'stripa') meaning 'band, streak', and 'leaved' comes from Old English 'lēaf' meaning 'leaf'.

'striped' developed as the past-participle/adjectival form of Middle English 'stripe' (from Old Norse 'stripa'); 'leaved' formed by adding the adjectival/past participle suffix '-ed' to Old English 'lēaf'. These elements were combined in Modern English to form the descriptive compound 'striped-leaved'.

Initially the components separately meant 'band/stripe' and 'leaf', but when combined in Modern English they came to denote specifically 'having leaves with stripes' (a botanical descriptor).