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Definitions for vexillumvɛkˈsɪl əm; vɛkˈsɪl ə

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vex•il•lumvɛkˈsɪl əm; vɛkˈsɪl ə(n.)(pl.)vex•il•la

  1. a standard or flag carried by ancient Roman troops.

    Category: Antiquities

  2. Category: Botany

    Ref: Bot. standard (def. 20). 22

  3. Category: Ornithology

    Ref: Ornith. vane (def. 5). 6

Origin of vexillum:

1720–30; < L of vēlum sail

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vexillum(noun)

    a flag or standard

  2. Vexillum(noun)

    a company of troops serving under one standard

  3. Vexillum(noun)

    a banner

  4. Vexillum(noun)

    the sign of the cross

  5. Vexillum(noun)

    the upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the standard

  6. Vexillum(noun)

    the rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane

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