📚 noun • entry_id 47439

rachis

/ˈɹeɪkɪs/

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Meanings (ES + gloss)

raquis

The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.

raquis

The central shaft of a feather.

raquis

The axis of either a compound leaf, inflorescence, or fern frond.

Phrases

hyporachis rachi-rachidian rhachi-rhachidian

Word forms

rachides rachises rhachis