Nervure (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The intricate pattern of nervures on the leaf's surface revealed the complex network of veins that supplied it with nutrients.
- The nervure that ran along the midrib of the leaf was thicker and more prominent than the others.
- In the cross-section of the leaf, the nervures were visible as thin, branching lines that radiated from the center.
- The nervures on the underside of the leaf were more visible than those on the top, due to the way the light reflected off the surface.
- The botanist carefully examined the nervures on the fossilized leaf to learn more about the plant's evolutionary history.