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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rachis \Ra"chis\, n.; pl E. {Rachises}, L. {Rachides}. [NL.,
fr Gr ? ?.] [Written also {rhachis}.]
1. (Anat.) The spine; the vertebral column.
2. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Same as {Rhachis}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
rachis
n : axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence
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