Definition of costa

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Costa (n.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib..

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Tricostate :: Tricostate (a.) Three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base.
Unicostate :: Unicostate (a.) Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the base; -- said of a leaf.
Vertebro- :: Vertebro- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, a vertebra, vertebrae, or vertebral column; as in vertebrocostal..
Intercostal :: Intercostal (a.) Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles..
Costal :: Costal (a.) Pertaining to the ribs or the sides of the body; as, costal nerves..
Costage :: Costage (n.) Expense; cost.
Sternocoracoid :: Sterno- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the sternum; as, sternocostal, sternoscapular..
Costardmonger :: Costardmonger (n.) A costermonger.
Multicostate :: Multicostate (a.) Having numerous ribs, or costae, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals..
Costal-nerved :: Costal-nerved (a.) Having the nerves spring from the midrib.
Costard :: Costard (n.) An apple, large and round like the head..
Costal :: Costal (a.) Relating to a costa, or rib..
Quadricostate :: Quadricostate (a.) Having four ribs.
Triplicostate :: Triplicostate (a.) Three-ribbed.
Subcranial :: Subcostal (n.) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal. See Nervure.
Costa :: Costa (n.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib..
Subcostal :: Subcostal (n.) A subcostal muscle.
Exotheca :: Exotheca (n.) The tissue which fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa..
Laticostate :: Laticostate (a.) Broad-ribbed.
Costa :: Costa (n.) The anterior rib in the wing of an insect.
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