nervure

[nur-vyoo r]

noun

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

Origin of nervure

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

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Examples from the Web for nervure

Historical Examples of nervure

The second principal, and often strongest, nervure of the wing.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)
William Kirby
Wings whose margin is every where strengthened by a nervure.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)
William Kirby
Neuron, nū′ron, n. the cerebro-spinal axis in its entirety: a nervure of an insect's wing.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Various
A nervure that in some cases intervenes between the externo-medial and interno-medial.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)
William Kirby
It is to be observed that in the secondary folds of these wings the angles of the folds are surmounted by a nervure.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)
William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for nervure

nervure

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

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