nerveless

[Eng. nerve; -le .] 1. Ord. Lang .: Destitute of nerves or strength; weak. ( Lit. & fig .) "There sunk Thalia, nervele , faint and dead." Pope: Dunciad, iv. 41. 2. Bot . ( of leaves, .): Destitute of nerves. nerve'-shāk-en, a . [English nerve , and shaken (q.v.)] Having the nerves shaken, weakened, or enfeebled. ner-vi-, pref. [NERVE.] nervi-motion, s. 1. Bot .. The power of motion in leaves, as in the Sensitive Plant. 2. Physiol.: A term introduced by Dutrochet to designate the motion excited in the nerves by exter nal agents and subsequently transmitted by the nerves to the muscles. nervi-motor, s. An agent capable of causing nervi-motion (q. v.).