converginerved

[Mod. Lat. convergiBot. A term used when the ribs of a leaf describe a curve and meet at a point. It is called also curve-ribbed. côn-ver-ging, pr. par. & a. [CONVERGE, v . ] 1. Ord . Lang .: (See the verb.) 2. Bot .: Connivent, having a gradually inward direction, as in many petals.