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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet",
"word": "keskiruoti"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet",
"word": "tuaka"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet",
"word": "karawhā"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "żyłka"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet",
"word": "tingting"
}
],
"word": "midrib"
}
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