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Rachis vs Pedicel - What's the difference?

rachis | pedicel |

In botany terms the difference between rachis and pedicel

is that rachis is the main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond while pedicel is a stalk of individual flower; a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.

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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    pedicel

    English

    Alternative forms

    * pedicle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A stalk of individual flower; a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.
  • (senseid)(anatomy) A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
  • (zoology) A narrow stalk-like body part in insects and other arthropods, used in various specific senses.
  • * 1996': Spiders have the body clearly divided into two pieces which are joined by a narrow stalk, the '''pedicel . — Michael J. Roberts, ''Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins 1996, p. 10)
  • (mycology) a slender stalk

    • Synonyms

    (stalk of individual flower) footstalk, strig

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    * Hyper Dictionary

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