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nerve-racking
nerve trunk
nerve-wracking
nerveless
nervous
nervous breakdown
nervous system
nervous tic
nervure
nervy
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nesh
-ness
ness
Ness, Loch
nesselrode
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nervure

ner·vure [ núrvyər, núr vyr ] (plural ner·vures)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. structure in insect's wing: a supporting structure resembling a rod that is visible inside an insect's wing

2. botany 
Same as  veinn (sense 4)


[Early 19th century. < French, "strap" < Latin nervus "nerve"]
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