Synonyms for rhachis


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


Définition of rhachis

  • As in spinal column : noun vertebral column
Example sentences :
  • The lower valve of the calyx turned to the rhachis is more than twice as small as the upper.
  • Extract from : « Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions) » by Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
  • Rhachis hairy at the base of the flowers, ending in a naked pedicel.
  • Extract from : « The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States » by Asa Gray
  • Spikelets 3–12-flowered, somewhat terete, the rhachis with bearded joints; terminal flower abortive.
  • Extract from : « The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States » by Asa Gray

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