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1. (noun) rhachis
the spine

2. (noun) rhachis
the continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern

3. (noun) rhachis
the principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb

4. (noun) rhachis
the shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis

5. (noun) rhachis
the central cord in the stem of a crinoid

6. (noun) rhachis
the median part of the radula of a mollusk

7. (noun) rhachis
a central cord of the ovary of nematodes

'rhachis' - Nearby Entries
rhachiglossa rhachilla rhachiodont rhachis

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