nervure

ner·vure  (nûrvyr)

n.

1. Botany See vein.

2. Zoology See vein.

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[French, from Old French nerveure, strap, from nerf, sinew, from Latin nervus; see nerve.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nervure - 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 fibrovascular bundle, vascular bundle, vascular strand - a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem midrib, midvein - the vein in the center of a leaf
	2.	nervure - one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect vein rib - a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant