Nervure

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nervure \Nerv"ure\ (n[~e]rv"[-u]r), n. [F. See {Nerve}.]
     1. (Bot.) One of the nerves of leaves.
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     2. (Zool.) One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the
        wings of insects.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nervure
       n 1: any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching
            framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf
            or other plant organ [syn: {vein}]
       2: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of
          an insect [syn: {vein}]