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vexillum

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vex·il·lum  (vk-slm)
n. pl. vex·il·la (vk-sl)
1. Botany See standard.
2. Zoology The weblike part of a feather; the vane.
[Latin, flag, diminutive of vlum, a covering.]
vexillum [vɛkˈsɪləm]
n pl -la [-lə]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Ornithol the vane of a feather
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany another name for standard [16]
[from Latin: banner, perhaps from vēlum sail]
vexillary , vexillar adj
vexillate  adj
vexillum
1. a military Standard or banner carried by ancient Roman troops.
2. the men serving under such a banner.
See also: Flags


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