Definitions for midrib

midrib mid·rib

Spelling: [mid-rib]
IPA: /ˈmɪdˌrɪb/

Midrib is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 61 anagrams from letters in midrib (bdiimr).

Definitions for midrib

noun

  1. the central or middle rib of a leaf.

Origin of midrib

First recorded in 1690-1700; mid- + rib1

Examples for midrib

The other way of working a leaf is to outline the midrib first.

Open the leaves and separate the segments from the midrib with a sharp knife.

It differs from Delesseria alata in having no midrib or veins.

Wire must also be laid on all the side ribs or veins leading to the midrib.

The veins, and notably the midrib of the limb of the sepals, united underneath.

The leaf is stalked or stripped of its midrib, and damped before it passes into the hands of the cigar-roller.

midrib brown-crimson, with a paler network of the same over all.

Pick a pound of spinach, throwing away the stalks and midrib.

There are a few tiniest specks of brown on either side the midrib.

Having veins extending from the midrib to the margin, feather-wise.

Word Value for midrib
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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