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rachis
English
Alternative forms
- rhachis
Etymology
From New Latin rachis, from Ancient Greek ????? (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??e?k?s/
Noun
rachis (plural rachises or rachides)
- (obsolete, zoology, anatomy) The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine. [17th-19th c.]
- (zoology) An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate. [from 18th c.]
- (ornithology) The central shaft of a feather. [from 19th c.]
- (botany) The main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond. [from 19th c.]
Usage notes
- The plural form rachides is based on a mistaken impression of the Ancient Greek stem.
Translations
References
- rachis at OneLook Dictionary Search
- rachis in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Charis, Sirach, chairs
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pointlet
English
Etymology
point +? -let
Noun
pointlet (plural pointlets)
- (botany) An extension of the rachis past the last leaf pair in a paripinnate leaf that usually represent an aborted leaf.
Anagrams
- pentitol
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