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Webster 1913 Edition


Nerved

Nerved

(nẽrvd)
,
Adj.
1.
Having nerves of a special character;
as, weak-
nerved
.
2.
(Bot.)
Having nerves, or simple and parallel ribs or veins.
Gray.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nerved

NERVED

,
pp.
1.
Armed with strength.
2.
In botany, having vessels simple and unbranched, extending from the base towards the tip; as a nerved leaf.

Definition 2024


nerved

nerved

English

Verb

nerved

  1. simple past tense and past participle of nerve

Adjective

nerved (comparative more nerved, superlative most nerved)

  1. (botany) Having one or more principal veins, especially of a leaf.
    The leaf was palmately nerved.

Usage notes

Often used as a combining form, as in seven-nerved.

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