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rachis/ˈreikis/n. (pl. rachides /-kidi:z/) 1 Bot. 【植】a a stem of grass etc. bearing flower stalks at short intervals 花序轴 b the axis of a compound leaf or frond 叶轴 2 Anat. the vertebral column or the cord from which it develops 【解】脊椎，脊柱 3 Zool. the shaft of a feather, esp. the part bearing the barbs 【动】羽轴；分脊 □ rachidial /rəˈkidiəl/ adj.[modern Latin from Greek rhakhis ‘spine’: the English pl. -ides is erroneous] |