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rhachis
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rhachis
In biology, a rachis (from the Ancient Greek: ῥάχις [rhákhis], "backbone, spine") is a main axis or "shaft".
Webster Dictionary
Rhachisnoun
the spine
Rhachisnoun
the continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern
Rhachisnoun
the principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb
Rhachisnoun
the shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis
Rhachisnoun
the central cord in the stem of a crinoid
Rhachisnoun
the median part of the radula of a mollusk
Rhachisnoun
a central cord of the ovary of nematodes
Etymology: [See Rachis.]
Wikidata
Rhachis
Rhachis is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Cerastidae.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rhachis in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rhachis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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