rachilla

rachilla
Shortened axis of a spikelet.

Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.

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  • Rachilla — Ra*chil la (r[.a]*k[i^]l l[.a]), n. [NL.] (Bot.) Same as {Rhachilla}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rachilla — [rə kil′ə] n. pl. rachillae [rə kil′ē] [ModL, dim. of rachis: see RACHIS] the central stalk of a grass spikelet, to which the glumes and florets are attached …   English World dictionary

  • rachilla — /reuh kil euh/, n., pl. rachillae / kil ee/. Bot. a small or secondary rachis, as the axis of a spikelet in a grass inflorescence. [1835 45; < NL, dim. of rachis RACHIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • rachilla — noun a) The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets b) A rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once …   Wiktionary

  • rachilla — ra·chil·la …   English syllables

  • rachilla — /rəˈkɪlə/ (say ruh kiluh) noun the axis within the spikelet of a grass; a small or secondary rachis. Also, rhachilla. {New Latin, diminutive of rachis} …  

  • rachilla — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cyperaceae — ▪ plant family Introduction       sedge family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the order Poales. The Cyperaceae are grasslike herbaceous plants found especially in wet regions throughout the world. Distribution and abundance… …   Universalium

  • Laccosperma — Systematik Klasse: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida) Monokotyledonen Commeliniden Ordnung: Palmenartige (Arecales) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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