nervure

[ nur-vyoor ]

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

Origin of nervure

1
1810–20; <French: rib. See nerve, -ure

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nervure

/ (ˈnɜːvjʊə) /


noun
  1. entomol any of the stiff chitinous rods that form the supporting framework of an insect's wing; vein

  2. botany any of the veins or ribs of a leaf

Origin of nervure

1
C19: from French; see nerve, -ure

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