rachilla

noun

The axis of a spikelet of a grass or sedge.

noun

In botany, a little rachis; a secondary rachis in a compound inflorescence, as of a spikelet in a grass.

noun

Same as rhachilla.

noun

The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets

noun

A rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once.