What is "rachilla"

Rachilla \Ra*chil"la\ (r[.a]*k[i^]l"l[.a]), n. [NL.] (Bot.) Same as Rhachilla.

alt. 1 (context botany English) The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets 2 (context botany English) A rachis of secondary or higher order in leaf and ferns that are compound more than once. n. 1 (context botany English) The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets 2 (context botany English) A rachis of secondary or higher order in leaf and ferns that are compound more than once.