middle rib

noun — 3 senses

middle rib

noun
1

A cut of beef between the chuck rib and fore ribs.

2

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences The main vein of a simple leaf or leaflet, running from the petiole to its apex, and from which the other veins usually spread.

3

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences The continuation of the petiole of a pinnately compound leaf around which the leaflets attach.

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