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Grammar : Noun
Spell : rey-kis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈreɪ kɪs

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Définition of rachis

  • As in spine : noun backbone
  • As in spinal column : noun vertebral column
  • As in spindle : noun pivot
Example sentences :
  • The stipes is somewhat longer than the rachis, and it is of a whity-green colour.
  • Extract from : « How to Know the Ferns » by S. Leonard Bastin
  • These commence to appear at the uppermost extremity of the rachis.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
  • They are attached to the rachis by a very short and slender stalk.
  • Extract from : « Beautiful Ferns » by Daniel Cady Eaton
  • Ovicell pedunculate ovoid, adnate to the rachis, with a lateral opening.
  • Extract from : « Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. » by John MacGillivray
  • The ovicells arise from the back of the rachis towards the side.
  • Extract from : « Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. » by John MacGillivray
  • They are placed all on one side of the rachis, generally in single file, but sometimes in pairs.
  • Extract from : « Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. » by John MacGillivray
  • The ovicells are placed in a single series on one side of the rachis, as in S. digitalis, but are widely different in form.
  • Extract from : « Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. » by John MacGillivray
  • The grass head was slowly rotated and shifted sideways until nothing remained but the rachis which was discarded.
  • Extract from : « North American Jumping Mice (Genus Zapus) » by Philip H. Krutzsch
  • Sori numerous, rather near the midvein, stipe and rachis lustrous brown.
  • Extract from : « The Fern Lover's Companion » by George Henry Tilton
  • Sporangia in oblong sori under a reflexed tooth of a pinnule; indusium broad; rachis dark and shining.
  • Extract from : « The Fern Lover's Companion » by George Henry Tilton
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