nervure

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A vein in the wing of an insect.
2. noun Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.
3. noun One of the ribs in a groined vault; a projecting moulding.

Similar words

vein subcostal submedian nervule neuron nerve nerving nervuration neuration nervulet

Often followed by

is of and in to received at with very

Word family

nervures