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   rachis

   /ˈreɪkɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a stem of a plant, especially a grass, bearing flower stalks at short intervals.
   • ▪ the midrib of a compound leaf or frond.
   • 2. the vertebral column or the cord from which it develops.
   • 3. the shaft of a feather, especially the part bearing the barbs.

   Word Origin late 17th century: via French and modern Latin from Greek rhakhis ‘spine’. The English plural -ides is by false analogy.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rachidial adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • A

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   • C

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   • H

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   • I

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