Word: rachis

Category: rachis

Health, Business & Industrial, Hobbies & Leisure

Synonyms: rachis

back, spine, vertebral column, backbone, spinal column

Translations: rachis

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spanish
Translations:
raquis, del raquis, el raquis, raquis de
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german
Translations:
Rhachis, Ährenspindel, Blattadern
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french
Translations:
rachis, du rachis, le rachis
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italian
Translations:
rachide, del rachide, il rachide
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portuguese
Translations:
raque, ráquis, engaço, raquis
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dutch
Translations:
bloemspil, spil, wervelkolom, + spil +
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russian
Translations:
позвоночник, рахис, Стебель
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finnish
Translations:
+ ruoti +
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danish
Translations:
skaft, skaft +
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czech
Translations:
vřetena
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polish
Translations:
dudka, kręgosłup, łodygi
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turkish
Translations:
rakis, tüy sapı, eksen, orta damar
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greek
Translations:
Ράχης, και στέλεχος, στέλεχος και, ράχεως
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ukrainian
Translations:
хребет, хребта
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belarusian
Translations:
пазваночнік, хрыбетнік, хрыбет, хрыбетніку
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estonian
Translations:
õisikuteljest, õisikutelg
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lithuanian
Translations:
Stuburas
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latvian
Translations:
akotus
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romanian
Translations:
axele centrale, axele centrale ale, + cocean +, axele centrale ale spicului
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slovenian
Translations:
stržen

The meaning and "use of": rachis

noun
  • a stem of a plant, especially a grass, bearing flower stalks at short intervals. - Inflorescences are the terminal toothbrush type, with five to 70 pairs of flowers on a rachis approx. 35-50 mm long.
  • the shaft of a feather, especially the part bearing the barbs. - A contour feather, as a typical feather, has a complex morphology consisting of a central shaft or rachis to which barbs are attached on two margins to form a vane.

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