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rachilla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rachilla
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once.

Etymology

From Latin rachilla, diminutive of rachis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

rachillas (plural) rachillae (plural) rhachilla (alternative)

Rhymes With

villa serial killer manila vanilla gorilla godzilla priscilla flotilla anguilla chinchilla scylla maxilla

Questions

What does rachilla mean?
The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets
Where does rachilla come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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