rachis

Pulvinus vs Rachis - What's the difference?

In botany terms the difference between pulvinus and rachis

is that pulvinus is a joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet while rachis is the main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond.

Rachis - What does it mean?

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Rachis vs Dorsum - What's the difference?

rachis | dorsum |

As nouns the difference between rachis and dorsum

is that rachis is (botany) the main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond while dorsum is (anatomy) the back or dorsal region on an animal.

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.

Peduncle vs Rachis - What's the difference?

peduncle | rachis |

In botany terms the difference between peduncle and rachis

is that peduncle is a short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure while rachis is the main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond.

Rachis vs Rakhis - What's the difference?

rachis | rakhis |

As nouns the difference between rachis and rakhis

is that rachis is the main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond while rakhis is plural of rakhi.

Rachis vs Raches - What's the difference?

rachis | raches |

As nouns the difference between rachis and raches

is that rachis is the main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond while raches is plural of lang=en.

Taxonomy vs Rachis - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and rachis

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while rachis is (botany) the main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond.

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 vs Hyporachis - What's the difference?

rachis | hyporachis | Related terms |

Hyporachis is a related term of rachis.

In ornithology terms the difference between rachis and hyporachis

is that rachis is the central shaft of a feather while hyporachis is the downy lower barbs of a feather.

As nouns the difference between rachis and hyporachis

is that rachis is the main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond while hyporachis is the downy lower barbs of a feather.