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Made from natural coco midrib and available in either straw or black, the Meron wall mirror is an easy-to-gift accent piece.
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Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2024
Miss Muffet’ looks similar, but with a pale green color and a blush of red at the base of the midrib.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 10 Jan. 2020
Both have compound leaves with leaflets arranged in pairs along the leaf midrib.
—Ottillia "toots" Bier, Orange County Register, 2 June 2017
Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2024
Miss Muffet’ looks similar, but with a pale green color and a blush of red at the base of the midrib.
—Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 10 Jan. 2020
Both have compound leaves with leaflets arranged in pairs along the leaf midrib.
—Ottillia "toots" Bier, Orange County Register, 2 June 2017
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“Midrib.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midrib. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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midrib
noun
mid·rib
ˈmid-ˌrib 
: the central vein or ridge of a leaf or a leaflike part
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