rachilla

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rə kilə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ra•chil•la  (rə kilə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -chil•lae (-kilē).USA pronunciation [Bot.]
  1. Botanya small or secondary rachis, as the axis of a spikelet in a grass inflorescence.
  • Neo-Latin, diminutive of rachis rachis
  • 1835–45


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