rachis
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ˈɹeɪkɪs/(UK)
Definition of rachis
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (obsolete)The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.
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noun
- (obsolete)The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.
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An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate.
“In some squid species, the pen rachis flares out into wings on either side, and the tip of the rachis grows into a thick cone.”
- The central shaft of a feather.
- The axis of either a compound leaf, inflorescence, or fern frond.
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Etymology
From New Latin rachis, from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”).
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