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1. n. A keel
2. n. That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification
3. n. A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
4. n. The keel of the breastbone of birds.
5. n. any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
6. 1. (Bot.) A keel. (a) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification. (b) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat. 2. (Zoöl.) The keel of the breastbone of birds.
7. A keel.(a) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of two petals,commonly united, which incloses the organs of fructification.(b) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
8. n. a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus n. any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom