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rachillae

rachillae is the plural of rachilla.

Meaning of rachilla

Noun

rachilla (plural rachillas or rachillae)

  1. The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets
  2. A rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once.

Questions about rachillae

What is rachillae the plural of?
Rachillae is the plural of rachilla.

Words near rachillae in the dictionary

  1. rachidian
  2. Rachids
  3. rachiglossan
  4. rachiglossans
  5. rachilla
  6. rachillae
  7. rachillar
  8. rachillas
  9. rachiocampsis
  10. rachiodont
  11. rachiometer

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