Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nervure

2 senses of nervure

Sense 1
vein, nervure -- (any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ)
       => vascular bundle, vascular strand, fibrovascular bundle -- (a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem)

Sense 2
vein, nervure -- (one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect)
       => rib -- (a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant)