midrib vs rachis

midrib

noun
  • The continuation of the petiole of a pinnately compound leaf around which the leaflets attach. 

  • The strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet. 

rachis

noun
  • The main shaft of either a compound leaf, head of grain, or fern frond. 

  • An anatomical shaft or axis in a marine invertebrate. 

  • The central shaft of a feather. 

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