leaf rachis
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0020055
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: 葉軸 (Japanese)
- exact: leaf rhachis
- exact: raquis de la hoja (Spanish)
- Definition
- A stalk that is the main axis of a pinnate or more highly compound leaf, that bears leaflets or divisions of the axis. [source: APweb:Glossary]
- Comment
- None
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