rachilla

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noun

The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets

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Meanings

nounrachilla (plural rachillas or rachillae)

plural rachillas · plural rachillae · alternative rhachilla

  1. biologyThe part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets
  2. biologyA rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rhacheola

Origin

  1. Latinrachilla
  2. Englishrachilla

From Latin rachilla, diminutive of rachis.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rachilla

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Cite this entry
APA

rachilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rachilla

MLA

“rachilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rachilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rachilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rachilla.

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