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rachis

/rey-kis/US // ˈreɪ kɪs //UK // (ˈreɪkɪs) //

苣荬菜,苣苔,苣菜,苣荬菜的作用

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ra·chis·es, rach·i·des [rak-i-deez, rey-ki-]. /ˈræk ɪˌdiz, ˈreɪ kɪ-/.

    • : Botany. the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme. the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.any of various axial structures.
    • : Ornithology. the part of the shaft of a feather bearing the web.
    • : Anatomy. spinal column.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The pinnules are from a line to two lines long, and are adnate to the secondary rachis by a more or less decurrent base.

  • The stipes is somewhat longer than the rachis, and it is of a whity-green colour.

  • A simple inflorescence of flowers on pedicels of equal length arranged on a common, elongated axis (rachis).

  • A simple inflorescence of sessile flowers arranged on a common, elongated axis (rachis).

  • Under these conditions the midvein is called the rachis (a), and the divisions are called the pinn (b).