Midrib

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The central or principal vein of a leaf.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or leaf.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In botany, the middle (often the only) rib or nerve of a leaf; a continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina. See nervation.
  • n. In apiculture, the septum or partition between the two sheets of cells which are found in every comb. Phin, Dict. Apiculture, Int., p. xiii.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the vein in the center of a leaf
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    vein    nervure   
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