see rachis.
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clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora Rhachis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cerastidae. == Species == Species within the genus Rhachis include: ...
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• (n.) The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb. • (n.) The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis. • (n.) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern. • (n.) A central cord of the ovary of nematodes. • (n.) The me...
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The main axis of a compound leaf or an inflorescence (to which the pedicels or petiolules are attached).
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1. The stems connecting the leaflets of divided leaves. 2. The stems connecting the flowers in an inflorescence. This is not the same as either a petiole, a peduncle or a pedicel, which connect the leaf blade, inflorescence or a single flower to the main stem respectively.
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Origin: See Rachis ... Alternative forms: rechis. ... 1. <anatomy> The spine. ... 2. <botany> The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern. The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb. ... 3. <zoology> The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is cal...
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Rha'chis noun ;
plural English
Rhachises , Latin
Rhachides . [ See
Rachis .] [ Written also
rechis .]
1. (Anat.) The spine.
2. (Botany) (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or...
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See Rachis.
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