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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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, nervure]

2. one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect;
[syn: vein, nervure]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nervure \Nerv"ure\ (n[~e]rv"[-u]r), n. [F. See Nerve.] 1. (Bot.) One of the nerves of leaves. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of insects. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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, nervure] 2: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect [syn: vein, nervure]