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noun
The strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: middle rib, midvein
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The continuation of the petiole of a pinnately compound leaf around which the leaflets attach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: middle rib, rachis
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The shaft of a feather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the vein in the center of a leaf
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: midvein
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vein, nervure
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English rib English midrib From mid- + rib.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
