middle rib (English, noun)
expansion: middle rib (plural middle ribs)
Senses:
glosses: A cut of beef between the chuck rib and fore ribs.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The main vein of a simple leaf or leaflet, running from the petiole to its apex, and from which the other veins usually spread.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The continuation of the petiole of a pinnately compound leaf around which the leaflets attach.
Forms:
form: middle ribs
tags: plural