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Rachis vs Pointlet - What's the difference?

rachis | pointlet |

In botany terms the difference between rachis and pointlet

is that rachis is the main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond while pointlet is an extension of the rachis past the last leaf pair in a paripinnate leaf that usually represent an aborted leaf.

rachis

English

(wikipedia rachis)

Alternative forms

* rhachis

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (botany) The main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond.
  • (zoology, anatomy) The spine or the vertebrae of the spine.
  • (ornithology) The central shaft of a feather.

    • Usage notes

    * The plural form (rachides) is technically erroneous, being based on a mistaken impression of the Ancient Greek stem.

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    pointlet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) An extension of the rachis past the last leaf pair in a paripinnate leaf that usually represent an aborted leaf.

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