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Rachis

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Noun
 : 
ra=chis

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Rachis has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

Rachisn. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis, -ios.].
  •  The spine; the vertebral column.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Same as Rhachis.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Rachis, n. (pl. rachides)
1 Bot. a a stem of grass etc. bearing flower-stalks at short intervals. b the axis of a compound leaf or frond.
2 Anat. the vertebral column or the cord from which it develops.
3 Zool. a feather-shaft, esp. the part bearing the barbs.

Derivative
rachidial adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk rhakhis spine: the E pl. -ides is erron.
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