rachis

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Each leaflet may have its own stalk, but is attached to the rachis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

“The thickness of the rachis in some specimens is 3 microns thick. That’s less than the size of the average cell,” O’Connor says.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 14, 2018

The finding suggests that the barbs and barbules evolved before the rachis in feathers.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2016

The feathers lack the well-developed central shaft - a rachis - known from modern birds.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2016

It had a magenta rachis down the center with soft green vanes that shimmered yellow and purple and blue depending on how you turned it.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee