Definition of Vexillum. Meaning of Vexillum. Synonyms of Vexillum

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Definition of Vexillum

Vexillum
Vexillum Vex*il"lum, n.; pl. Vexilla. [L., a standard, a flag.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A flag or standard. (b) A company of troops serving under one standard. 2. (Eccl.) (a) A banner. (b) The sign of the cross. 3. (Bot.) The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the standard. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane.

Meaning of Vexillum from wikipedia

- The vexillum (/vɛkˈsɪləm/; pl.: vexilla) was a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Roman army. A common vexillum displa**** imagery...
- genus Vexillum include: Vexillum accinctum (G. B. Sowerby III, 1907) Vexillum acromiale (Hedley, 1915) Vexillum a****inatum (Gmelin, 1791) Vexillum acupictum...
- Didemnum vexillum is a species of colonial tunicate in the family Didemnidae. It is commonly called sea vomit, marine vomit, pancake batter tunicate, or...
- Bractechlamys vexillum or the distant scallop is an edible bivalve in the family Pectinidae that is native to the western Central Pacific. Bieler R, Bouchet...
- Vexillum plicarium, common name : the Plaited Mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed...
- units of the Roman army. There were three main types of standard (Aquila, Vexillum, Signum). Several throughout its history include: Aquila, the emblem of...
- Conus vexillum, common name the vexillum cone or the flag cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails...
- Vexillum antonellii is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. which is a group of snails...
- Spanish bandera. The vexillum was a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Ancient Roman army. The word vexillum itself is a diminutive...
- Vexilla vexillum, common name the vexillum rock snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails...