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rachis
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rachis in WordNet English dictionary
noun
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
"the fall broke his back"
spinal column
vertebral column
spine
backbone
back
rachis
axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence
rachis
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