midrib, midvein
(noun) the vein in the center of a leaf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
midrib (plural midribs)
(botany) The strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet.
Synonyms: middle rib, midvein
(botany) The continuation of the petiole of a pinnately compound leaf around which the leaflets attach.
Synonyms: middle rib, rachis
• midnerve
• midvein
Source: Wiktionary
Mid"rib`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
