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Meaning of MIDRIB

Pronunciation:  'mid`rib

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the vein in the center of a leaf
 
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 See Also: nervure, vein

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mid"rib`\, n. (Bot.)
A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the
apex of the lamina of a leaf.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The central, and usually the most prominent, vein of a leaf or leaf-like organ.
 

 

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