nervure

Plural: nervures

Noun

• A vascular ridge on a leaf or an insect's wing.
• any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ
• one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
• A vein in the wing of an insect.
• Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.
• One of the ribs in a groined vault; a projecting moulding.

Examples

• The pattern of words on the board formed an intricate nervure of connections.

Synonyms

vein