midrib
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| —n | |
| the main vein of a leaf, running down the centre of the blade | |
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Midrib
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| midrib (mĭd'rĭb') Pronunciation Key
The central or main vein of a leaf, as in eudicots, magnoliids, and ferns. Midribs generally protrude from the underside of leaves with pinnate venation. See more at venation. |
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Example sentences
Each leaf is composed of five to seven tiny narrow leaflets arranged in pairs along a midrib.
The leaflets grow opposite each other from the midrib, with the final one at the tip.
On mature plants the leaflets are closely crowded along the midrib.
They straddle the leaf margin and devour all of the leaflet except the midrib.
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