Definition of Rhachis

Rha´chis
n.1.(Anat.) The spine.
2.(Bot.) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern.
3.(Zool.) The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis.


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