rhachis
[ rey-kis ]
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The lower valve of the calyx turned to the rhachis is more than twice as small as the upper.
Rhachis hairy at the base of the flowers, ending in a naked pedicel.
Spikelets 3–12-flowered, somewhat terete, the rhachis with bearded joints; terminal flower abortive.
RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR RHACHIS
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