Word: Rachis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: via French and modern Latin from Greek rhakhis ‘spine’. The English plural -ides is by false analogy
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈreɪkɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a stem of a plant, especially a grass, bearing flower stalks at short intervals.
Short Definition:stem of plant bearing flower stalks at short intervals
Definition:
the vertebral column or the cord from which it develops.
Short Definition:vertebral column or cord from which it develops
Definition:
the shaft of a feather, especially the part bearing the barbs.
Short Definition:shaft of feather
Variant Forms:
- rhachis
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