nervure

[ nur-vyoo r ]
/ ˈnɜr vyʊər /

noun

Botany, Zoology. a vein, as of a leaf or the wing of an insect.

QUIZZES

HEED THE VOX POPULI, AND TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!
Question 1 of 7
anchorite
a granular metamorphic rock.
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of nervure

1810–20; < French: rib. See nerve, -ure

Words nearby nervure

nervous nellie, nervous system, nervous wreck, nervule, nervuration, nervure, nervus, nervy, nesbit, nescience, nesh
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for nervure

British Dictionary definitions for nervure

nervure
/ (ˈnɜːvjʊə) /

noun

entomol any of the stiff chitinous rods that form the supporting framework of an insect's wing; vein
botany any of the veins or ribs of a leaf

Word Origin for nervure

C19: from French; see nerve, -ure
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012