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Nervure

//ˈnəːvj(ʊ)ə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A vein in the wing of an insect.
  2. 2
    one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ. archaic
  4. 4
    any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ wordnet
  5. 5
    One of the ribs in a groined vault; a projecting moulding.

Etymology

Borrowed from French nervure.

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