nervure

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French nervure. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəːvj(ʊ)ə/ === Noun === nervure (plural nervures) (zoology) A vein in the wing of an insect. (botany, now rare) Any of the veins that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ. (architecture) One of the ribs in a groined vault; a projecting moulding. ==== Synonyms ==== (vein): vein ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === From nerf (“nerve”) +‎ -ure. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛʁ.vyʁ/ Rhymes: -yʁ === Noun === nervure f (plural nervures) nervure ==== Related terms ==== nervurer === Further reading === “nervure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012