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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

middle rib

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
mid-dle rib
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

noun

The continuation of the petiole of a pinnately compound leaf around which the leaflets attach.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

middle ribs (plural)

Synonyms

midrib midvein rachis

Questions

What does middle rib mean?
A cut of beef between the chuck rib and fore ribs.

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