nervure

[ nur-vyoo r ]

/ ˈnɜr vyʊər /

Botany, Zoology. a vein, as of a leaf or the wing of an insect.

Origin of nervure

1810–20; < French: rib. See nerve, -ure

A nervure that in some cases intervenes between the externo-medial and interno-medial.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) |William Kirby
The second principal, and often strongest, nervure of the wing.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) |William Kirby
Neuron, nū′ron, n. the cerebro-spinal axis in its entirety: a nervure of an insect's wing.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) |Various
Wings whose margin is every where strengthened by a nervure.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) |William Kirby

When a nervure, or a branch of it, after running towards the apex of the wing, turns back and runs towards the base.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) |William Kirby

nervure

/ (ˈnɜːvjʊə) /

entomol any of the stiff chitinous rods that form the supporting framework of an insect's wing; vein

botany any of the veins or ribs of a leaf

C19: from French; see nerve, -ure