ner|vure

ner|vure
ner|vure «NUR vyur», noun.
1. the principal vein of a leaf.
2. a rib of an insect's wing.
[< Middle French nervure < nerf nerve < Latin nervus; see etym. under nerve (Cf.nerve)]

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