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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rha•chis (rā′kis),USA pronunciation n., pl. rha•chis•es, rhach•i•des (rak′i dēz′, rā′ki-).USA pronunciation - Anatomyrachis.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rhachis /ˈreɪkɪs/ n ( pl rhachises, rhachides /ˈrækɪˌdiːz ˈreɪ-/)- a variant spelling of rachis
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ra•chis (rā′kis),USA pronunciation n., pl. ra•chis•es, rach•i•des (rak′i dēz′, rā′ki-).USA pronunciation - [Bot.]
- Botanythe axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
- Botany(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
- Botanyany of various axial structures.
- Birds[Ornith.]the part of the shaft of a feather bearing the web. See illus. under feather.
- AnatomySee spinal column.
Also, rhachis. - Greek rháchis spine, ridge, backbone
- Neo-Latin
- 1775–85;
ra•chid•i•an (rə kid′ē ən),USA pronunciation ra•chi•al (rā′kē əl),USA pronunciation ra•chid′i•al, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rachis, rhachis /ˈreɪkɪs/ n ( pl rachises, rhachises, rachides, rhachides /ˈrækɪˌdiːz ˈreɪ-/)- the main axis or stem of an inflorescence or compound leaf
- the shaft of a feather, esp the part that carries the barbs
- another name for spinal column
Etymology: 17th Century: via New Latin from Greek rhakhis ridgerachial, rhachial /ˈreɪkɪəl/rachidial, rhachidial /rəˈkɪdɪəl/ adj |