Meaning

3 senses

  1. A vein in the wing of an insect.

    one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect

  2. One of the ribs in a groined vault; a projecting moulding.

  3. (archaic)Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.

    any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ

Origin

Borrowed from French nervure.

Borrowed from French nervure.

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Forms

plural: nervures
Singularnervure
Pluralnervures

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
vein:veinB1
Close in meaning
  • one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect:vein
  • any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ:vein

Word family

2 related words
Derivednervulenervuration

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
nerveB2nervousA2nervouslyB2nervousnessB1nessB1nestnestle

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