costa.
Synonym of rib.
Meaning & usage
Synonym of rib.
A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.
A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing. The vein forming the leading edge of most insect wings.
Where this word comes from
Unadapted borrowing from Latin costa (“a rib”). Doublet of coast.
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