English Explanatory Dictionary

middle rib

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cut of beef between the chuck rib and fore ribs.
  2. The main vein of a simple leaf or leaflet, running from the petiole to its apex, and from which the other veins usually spread.
  3. The continuation of the petiole of a pinnately compound leaf around which the leaflets attach.

Word forms

middle rib middle ribs

Synonyms

midrib midvein rachis
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