RACHILLA

Noun

rachilla (plural rachillas or rachillae)

(botany) The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets

(botany) A rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once.

Source: Wiktionary


Ra*chil"la, n. Etym: [NL.]

Definition: Same as Rhachilla.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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