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Nervure

Nervure \Nerv"ure\ (n[~e]rv"[-u]r), n. [F. See Nerve.]

  1. (Bot.) One of the nerves of leaves.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of insects.

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nervure

n. 1 (context entomology English) A vein in the wing of an insect. 2 (context botany now rare English) Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.

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nervure

  1. n. 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]

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

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And it is by following the nervure laid down by these figures that those languages paralleled with a symbolic form of writing will be able to evolve.