rachis
- IPA[ˈreɪkɪs]
英式
- a stem of a plant, especially a grass, bearing flower stalks at short intervals.;the midrib of a compound leaf or frond.
noun: rachis, plural noun: rachides
- 釋義
名詞
- 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.
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- IPA[ˈrākəs]
美式
- a stem of a plant, especially a grass, bearing flower stalks at short intervals.
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