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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ner·vure /ˈnɝvjɚ/
 葉脈,翅脈

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Nerv·ure n.
 1. Bot. One of the nerves of leaves.
 2. Zool. One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the wings of insects.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 nervure
      n 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 [syn: vein]
      2: one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of
         an insect [syn: vein]