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Rhachis vs Rachis - What's the difference?

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Rachis is a alternative form of rhachis.



As nouns the difference between rhachis and rachis

is that rhachis is an alternative spelling of rachis while rachis is the main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond.

rhachis

English

Noun

(es)

    • 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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