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nervure

Noun

ner=vure

WORDNET DICTIONARY

nervure(n = noun.plant) vein - any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ; Array

is a kind of fibrovascular bundle, vascular bundle, vascular strand

has particulars: midrib, midvein

nervure(n = noun.animal) vein - one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect; Array

is a kind of rib

nervure, n. [F. See Nerve.].

One of the nerves of leaves. [1913 Webster]
One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of insects. [1913 Webster]

nervure, n.
1 each of the hollow tubes that form the framework of an insect's wing; a venule.
2 the principal vein of a leaf.

Etymology

F nerf nerve

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