midrib
Central leaf vein
The midrib is the central vein of a leaf, running from stem to tip and forming the main structural support.
Smaller veins branch off from it like ribs from a spine.
The midrib of the banana leaf was thick enough to use as a handle.
Vessel toward heart
petiole · mesophyll · epidermis · cuticle · stomata · sheath · stipule · palisade
Vertebral column, or courage
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- axisRotation reference line
- supportTo uphold or sustain
reinforcement · ridge · keel · strut · strengthening · stiffening · scaffold
Moving things between places
- conductionHeat transfer through contact
- xylemPlant water conduit
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
- vascularOf blood vessels
nutrients · water · rigidity · support · structural integrity · leaf shape · erectness · channeling
vein
Vessel toward heart
lamina · petiole · mesophyll · epidermis · cuticle · stomata · sheath · stipule · palisade · spongy
backbone
Vertebral column, or courage
support · reinforcement · ridge · keel · strut · strengthening · stiffening · scaffold
transport
Moving things between places
- conductionHeat transfer through contact
- xylemPlant water conduit
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
vascular · nutrients · water · rigidity · support · structural integrity · leaf shape · erectness · channeling · distribution