lapakko — meaning in English

English meaning

• corncob noun The hard central part of a maize plant's ear, on which the rows of kernels grow.
• rachis noun The backbone, made up of the vertebrae.

Senses

lapakko is used for these senses in English:

• corncob The central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
• peduncle (botany) The stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit.
• rachis (botany) The axis of either a compound leaf, inflorescence, or fern frond. [from 19th c.]

rachis — full definition

1. noun The backbone, made up of the vertebrae.
2. noun A shaft-like structural axis occurring in the body of a marine invertebrate.
3. noun The hard stem running down the middle of a bird's feather.
4. noun (botany) The main stalk that other parts, such as leaflets or flowers, grow out from on a plant.

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