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Definition of Midrib
1. Noun. The vein in the center of a leaf.
Definition of Midrib
1. n. A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf.
Definition of Midrib
1. Noun. (botany) The strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or leaf. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Midrib
1. the central vein of a leaf [n -S]
Medical Definition of Midrib
1. The central, and usually the most prominent, vein of a leaf or leaf-like organ. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Midrib
Literary usage of Midrib
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"... often with brownish hairs along the midrib and veins, 2-3 in. long: corymb
... nearly glabrous beneath except pubescent on the midrib and veins, ..."
2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1886)
"The most positive point of the midrib lies about the fore-end of its ...
Suppose lines drawn on the surface of a half-leaf at right angles to the midrib; ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... the divisions extend nearly to the base or to the midrib the leaf is partite,
and its lines of separation are called ..."
4. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"Among the Malvaceae growing in Guam several are provided with nectar glands on
the underside of the midrib. ... and on the midrib of Pariti ..."
5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events (1877)
"Conceive the midrib divided into two un- e]»al parts, a shorter hinder part and a
... The most positive point of the midrib lies about the '•rc-ind of its ..."
6. A Guide to the Trees by Alice Lounsberry (1900)
"Lobed : when the incisions of the margin extend about half way to the midrib and
in which case the leaf is spoken of as being three-lobed, five-lobed, ..."
7. Manual of Botany for North America: Containing Generic and Specific by Amos Eaton (1836)
"... midrib of the frond on both sides: involucre opens inwards. ... which opens
inwards, in maturity, towards the midrib, or remains closed. ..."
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