nervure

Etymology

Borrowed from French nervure.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnəːvj(ʊ)ə/

Noun

nervure (plural nervures)

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

Etymology

From nerf (“nerve”) +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛʁ.vyʁ/

Noun

nervure f (plural nervures)

1. nervure

Further reading

• “nervure” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).