nervure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A vein in the wing of an insect.
Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.
One of the ribs in a groined vault; a projecting moulding.

/ˈnəːvj(ʊ)ə/

nervure nervures

Borrowed from French nervure.

vein

nervule nervuration

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