Associations to the word «Rachis»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
RACHIS, noun. (botany) The main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond.
RACHIS, noun. (zoology) (anatomy) The spine or the vertebrae of the spine.
RACHIS, noun. (ornithology) The central shaft of a feather.
Dictionary definition
RACHIS, noun. Axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence.
RACHIS, noun. The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back".
Wise words
Think twice before you speak, because your words and
influence will plant the seed of either success or failure
in the mind of another.