Rachilla vs. Rachis — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Rachilla and Rachis
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Rachilla
The axis of a spikelet of a grass or sedge.
Rachis
In biology, a rachis (from the Ancient Greek: ῥάχις (rhákhis), "backbone, spine") is a main axis or "shaft".
Rachilla
(botany) The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets
Rachis
The main stem of an elongated inflorescence, as in a grass.
Rachilla
(botany) A rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once.
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Rachis
The main axis of a pinnately compound leaf or of a fern frond.
Rachilla
Same as Rhachilla.
Rachis
The main shaft of a bird's feather, especially the part to which the barbs are attached.
Rachis
The spinal column.
Rachis
The spinal column, or the vertebrae of the spine.
Rachis
(zoology) An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate.
Rachis
(ornithology) The central shaft of a feather.
Rachis
(botany) The main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond.
Rachis
The spine; the vertebral column.
Rachis
Same as Rhachis.
Rachis
Axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence
Rachis
The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord;
The fall broke his back
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