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noun
A vein in the wing of an insect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
One of the ribs in a groined vault; a projecting moulding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vein
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rib
noun
any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: vein
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vascular bundle, vascular strand, fibrovascular bundle
Narrower terms: midrib, midvein
History
Etymology tree Latin nervus Old French nerf Middle French nerf French nerf Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -(ā)tūram Old French -(ë)ure French -ure French nervurebor. English nervure Borrowed from French nervure.
