Rachis (alt. spelling = rhachis)

• Title

  Rachis (alt. spelling = rhachis)

• Definition

  The axis of a compound leaf (excluding the petiole) or of an inflorescence (excluding the peduncle); in legumes, that part of the leaf axis bearing leaflets of any order.

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