mid·rib

(mĭd′rĭb′)

The central or principal vein of a leaf.

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midrib

(ˈmɪdˌrɪb)

(Botany) the main vein of a leaf, running down the centre of the blade

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mid•rib

(ˈmɪdˌrɪb)

n.

the central or middle rib of a leaf.

[1690–1700]

mid·rib

(mĭd′rĭb′)

The central or main vein of a leaf. See more at leaf.

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Noun

midrib - the vein in the center of a leaf

midvein

nervure, 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

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Three top leaves from randomly selected five plants from each plot were taken and hair density was noted under stereoscopic microscope from leaf midrib (cm-1) and leaf vein (cm-1).

Relationship of Physico-Morphic Characters of Okra Cultivars with their Resistance to Helicoverpa armigera

Images from the interveinal and midrib regions were analyzed with Image J software version 1.8.0 (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA).

Forage potential of Urochloa genotypes by using leaf anatomy/Avaliacao do potencial forrageiro de genotipos de Urochloa por meio da anatomia foliar

For Lahav and Turner (1983), the analysis of the petiole or the midrib may be better than that of the limbs to diagnose the P content in the banana tree.

Identification of 'Prata ana' banana leaf to diagnose the level of phosphorus sufficiency/ Identificacao da folha da bananeira 'Prata ana' para diagnostico do nivel de suficiencia de fosforo

You can keep some of the leaves' midribs, filleting them on the spot--just strip the leaf from each midrib.

EDIBLE INVASIVES: Discover the wild side of the culinary plant world by foraging and cooking with species that grow outside your garden

For each individual, one fully expanded leaf corresponding to the medium size for the species according to Magenta (2006) was selected and, from this leaf, samples of the internervural and midrib regions were obtained.

Can climate and soil conditions change the morpho-anatomy among individuals from different localities? A case study in Aldama grandiflora (Asteraceae)/Condicoes climaticas e de solo podem alterar a morfo-anatomia entre individuos de diferentes localidades? Um estudo de caso em Aldama grandiflora (Asteraceae)

In these taxa, the midrib can display variations in the adaxial face, being flat (Fig.

Evolution of Stem and Leaf Structural Diversity: a Case Study in Lychnophorinae (Asteraceae)

Type B blades have distinctive midrib with a convex or triangular cross-section proceeding along the blade--a slightly raised segment along the middle part of the blade.

SPEARHEADS FROM KOHTLA-VANAKULA FIND: REFINING EARLY IRON AGE (500 BC--AD 550) SPEARHEAD TYPO-CHRONOLOGY IN THE EASTERN BALTIC

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to produce and evaluate a coconut leaf midrib charcoal as an alternative fuel for cooking, heating and grilling.

PRODUCTION AND EVALUATION OF COCONUT (Cocos nucifera) LEAF MIDRIB (RACHIS) CHARCOAL

Cross section of the midrib (the central vein of a leaf)

Comparative Anatomical Studies on Three Endemic Ononis L. (Leguminosae) Species Growing in Turkey/Turkiye'de Yetisen Uc Endemik Ononis L. (Leguminosae) Turu Uzerinde Karsilastirmali Anatomik Calismalar

Leaflets semi-succulent, 21-88 X 9-41 mm, pilose to tomentose, midrib excentric; nectary pyramidal; flowers c.

The genus Senna Mill. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) in a fragment of the Ecological Station Raso da Catarina, Bahia, Brazil/O genero Senna Mill. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) em um fragmento da Estacao Ecologica Raso da Catarina, Bahia, Brasil

Oval-shaped lenticels (34.29[+ or -] 0.26 [micro]m) were observed arranged in parallel on the abaxial midrib of the leaf (Figure 4).

Micromorphological Studies of the Loranthaceae, Phragmanthera capitata (Sprengel) Balle