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| ra·chil·la [ rə kíllə ] (plural ra·chil·lae [ rə kíllee ]) |
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plant's side branch: a side branch of a compound leaf that bears the individual leaflets, e.g. on a fern
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin, "little rachis" < rachis (see rachis)] |
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