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rachis

N ก้าน ขนนก  quill kan-kon-nok

 

rachis

N ก้านใบ หรือ ก้านดอก รวม  kan-bai-rue-kan-dok-ruam

 

rachis

N ลำ กระดูกสันหลัง  backbone spine lam-kra-duk-san-lang

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RACHIS

Ra "chis, n.; pl. E. Rachises, L. Rachides. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. [Written also rhachis. ]

 

1. (Anat. )

 

Defn: The spine; the vertebral column.

 

2. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Same as Rhachis.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

rachis

ra chis |ˈrākis, ˈrak- ˈreɪkɪs | noun ( pl. rachides |ˈrakəˌdēz, ˈrā -| ) 1 Botany a stem of a plant, esp. a grass, bearing flower stalks at short intervals. the midrib of a compound leaf or frond. 2 Anatomy the vertebral column or the cord from which it develops. 3 Ornithology the shaft of a feather, esp. the part bearing the barbs. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek rhakhis spine. The English plural -ides is by false analogy.

 

Oxford Dictionary

rachis

rachis |ˈreɪkɪs |(also rhachis ) noun ( pl. rachides |-kɪdiːz | ) 1 Botany a stem of a plant, especially a grass, bearing flower stalks at short intervals. the midrib of a compound leaf or frond. 2 Anatomy the vertebral column or the cord from which it develops. 3 Ornithology the shaft of a feather, especially the part bearing the barbs. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek rhakhis spine . The English plural -ides is by false analogy.