RACHIS (or rhachis)
-noun
1. (botany) the main axis or stem of an inflorescence or
compound leaf
2. (ornithology) the shaft of a feather, especially the part
that carries the barbs
3. another name for the spinal column
An unlikely flower
Wax or plastic rachis
Bearing duvet and feathers
Laced in night
Dress by Jean Paul Gaultier (at The Barbican - London)
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