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English noun: rachis | |||
| 1. | rachis (plant) axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | axis | ||
| 2. | rachis (body) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord | ||
| Samples | The fall broke his back. | ||
| Synonyms | back, backbone, spinal column, spine, vertebral column | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | skeletal structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chine, notochord | ||
| Part holonym | canalis vertebralis, coccyx, intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk, spinal canal, tail bone, vertebra, vertebral canal | ||
| Part meronym | axial skeleton | ||
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