Thesaurus: rhachis

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1. n. The spine.
2. n. The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern.
3. n. The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb.
4. n. The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis.
5. n. The central cord in the stem of a crinoid.
6. n. The median part of the radula of a mollusk.
7. n. A central cord of the ovary of nematodes.
8. 1. (Anat.) The spine. 2. (Bot.) (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern. (b) The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb. 3. (Zoöl.) (a) The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis. (b) The central cord in the stem of a crinoid. (c) The median part of the radula of a mollusk. (d) A central cord of the ovary of nematodes.
9. n. The spine. n. The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern. n. The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or corymb. n. The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis. n. The central cord in the stem of a crinoid. n. The median part of the radula of a mollusk. n. A central cord of the ovary of nematodes.