English Explanatory Dictionary

nervule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A minor, nonsupporting vein in a leaf of a plant; a branch vein of a nervure (supporting vein) or of another nervule.
  2. A minor vein in a wing of an insect.

Word forms

nervule nervules

Etymology

From either nervure + -ule or nerve + -ule.

Related words

nerve nervure neuration
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