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Definition of Rhachis

Rhachis
Rhachis Rha"chis, n.; pl. E. Rhachises, L. Rhachides. [See Rachis.] [Written also rechis.] 1. (Anat.) The spine. 2. (Bot.) (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern. (b) The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis. (b) The central cord in the stem of a crinoid. (c) The median part of the radula of a mollusk. (d) A central cord of the ovary of nematodes.
rhachis
Rachis Ra"chis, n.; pl. E. Rachises, L. Rachides. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ?.] [Written also rhachis.] 1. (Anat.) The spine; the vertebral column. 2. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Same as Rhachis.

Meaning of Rhachis from wikipedia

- In biology, a rachis /ˈreɪkɪs/ (from the Ancient Gr****: ῥάχις [rhákhis], "backbone, spine") is a main axis or "shaft". In vertebrates, rachis can refer...
- This species was endemic to Mauritius. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Rhachis sanguineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T19441A8892618...
- ostrich down feather is an example of a plumulaceous feather. Its rudimentary rhachis with long flexible barbs and elongate barbules cannot form vanes....
- Mayotte, an island in the Indian Ocean. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Rhachis comorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T19440A8892573...
- edges of leaves are rolled under toward the midrib. Compare involute. rhachis See rachis. rhizodermis the root epidermis, the outermost primary cell...
- stout, sharp spines. The family name Rachycentridae, from the Gr**** words rhachis ("spine") and kentron ("sting"), was inspired by these dorsal spines. The...
- of 0.5–1.5 cm (0.20–0.59 in)in length standing in the leaf axils. The rhachis is hairy and glandular. The cover sheets overlap, are hairless and only...
- shaped, striated Gr**** ῥᾰ́βδος (rhábdos), wand, stick, stripe rhabdomyolysis rhachi(o)- spine Gr**** ῥάχις (rhákhis), spine or backbone rachial, rachialgia,...
- Pachnodus curiosus Pachnodus ladiguensis Pachnodus velutinus Rhachis comorensis Rhachis sanguineus Aldabra banded snail (Rhachistia aldabrae) Family Charopidae...
- the Gr**** word acanthos meaning "spine" and the Gr**** suffix for spine, -rhachis. This is due to the spine-like dermal denticles and their subsidiary spines...