Name for the stick running through the small and narrow leaf of a big coconut leaf
Is there any specific term in English for the stick running through the small and narrow leaf of a big coconut leaf?
In coconut tree, there is a stick(resembling a spinal cord) running through the small and narrow leaf of its main big leaf. In my mother tongue Malayalam, we call it "eerkili". I have encountered several occasions where I had to reluctantly use the Malayalam word for this while communicating in English.
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Is there any specific term in English for the stick running through the small and narrow leaf of a big coconut leaf?
In coconut tree, there is a stick(resembling a spinal cord) running through the small and narrow leaf of its main big leaf. In my mother tongue Malayalam, we call it "eerkili". I have encountered several occasions where I had to reluctantly use the Malayalam word for this while communicating in English.
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asked Aug 6 '14 at 9:15
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Spine? What is a small and narrow leaf of a big main leaf? Picture?
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 9:40
Do you mean the part that runs through the individual leaflet, you can pull it out and use it for a toothpick or use it to stitch things together?
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:41
@Frank Absolutely! That long and narrow stick!
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
1
The more I think about it, the more likely it seems that you would be able to use stem. I think most people are aware that a coconut leaf is usually called a frond (like a branch) and the frond carries what would be be easily recognised as leaves (the leaflets). To say the stem of a coconut leaf is probably as understandable as you'll get for an English speaker who is not overly familiar with the uses of parts of the coconut nor botanical terms. You'll probably still have to explain it's properties though.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 10:58
1
Note that most of these answers are technical. 'midrib' is understandable; one can figure out that it must mean, but out of context most people wouldn't know that. 'rachis' is very technical and few would even recognize it as an English word.
– Mitch
Aug 6 '14 at 12:30
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Is there any specific term in English for the stick running through the small and narrow leaf of a big coconut leaf?
In coconut tree, there is a stick(resembling a spinal cord) running through the small and narrow leaf of its main big leaf. In my mother tongue Malayalam, we call it "eerkili". I have encountered several occasions where I had to reluctantly use the Malayalam word for this while communicating in English.
single-word-requests vocabulary
asked Aug 6 '14 at 9:15
code_dweller
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Is there any specific term in English for the stick running through the small and narrow leaf of a big coconut leaf?
In coconut tree, there is a stick(resembling a spinal cord) running through the small and narrow leaf of its main big leaf. In my mother tongue Malayalam, we call it "eerkili". I have encountered several occasions where I had to reluctantly use the Malayalam word for this while communicating in English.
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Spine? What is a small and narrow leaf of a big main leaf? Picture?
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 9:40
Do you mean the part that runs through the individual leaflet, you can pull it out and use it for a toothpick or use it to stitch things together?
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:41
@Frank Absolutely! That long and narrow stick!
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
1
The more I think about it, the more likely it seems that you would be able to use stem. I think most people are aware that a coconut leaf is usually called a frond (like a branch) and the frond carries what would be be easily recognised as leaves (the leaflets). To say the stem of a coconut leaf is probably as understandable as you'll get for an English speaker who is not overly familiar with the uses of parts of the coconut nor botanical terms. You'll probably still have to explain it's properties though.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 10:58
1
Note that most of these answers are technical. 'midrib' is understandable; one can figure out that it must mean, but out of context most people wouldn't know that. 'rachis' is very technical and few would even recognize it as an English word.
– Mitch
Aug 6 '14 at 12:30
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Spine? What is a small and narrow leaf of a big main leaf? Picture?
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 9:40
Do you mean the part that runs through the individual leaflet, you can pull it out and use it for a toothpick or use it to stitch things together?
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:41
@Frank Absolutely! That long and narrow stick!
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
1
The more I think about it, the more likely it seems that you would be able to use stem. I think most people are aware that a coconut leaf is usually called a frond (like a branch) and the frond carries what would be be easily recognised as leaves (the leaflets). To say the stem of a coconut leaf is probably as understandable as you'll get for an English speaker who is not overly familiar with the uses of parts of the coconut nor botanical terms. You'll probably still have to explain it's properties though.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 10:58
1
Note that most of these answers are technical. 'midrib' is understandable; one can figure out that it must mean, but out of context most people wouldn't know that. 'rachis' is very technical and few would even recognize it as an English word.
– Mitch
Aug 6 '14 at 12:30
2
2
Spine? What is a small and narrow leaf of a big main leaf? Picture?
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 9:40
Spine? What is a small and narrow leaf of a big main leaf? Picture?
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 9:40
Do you mean the part that runs through the individual leaflet, you can pull it out and use it for a toothpick or use it to stitch things together?
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:41
Do you mean the part that runs through the individual leaflet, you can pull it out and use it for a toothpick or use it to stitch things together?
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:41
@Frank Absolutely! That long and narrow stick!
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
@Frank Absolutely! That long and narrow stick!
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
1
1
The more I think about it, the more likely it seems that you would be able to use stem. I think most people are aware that a coconut leaf is usually called a frond (like a branch) and the frond carries what would be be easily recognised as leaves (the leaflets). To say the stem of a coconut leaf is probably as understandable as you'll get for an English speaker who is not overly familiar with the uses of parts of the coconut nor botanical terms. You'll probably still have to explain it's properties though.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 10:58
The more I think about it, the more likely it seems that you would be able to use stem. I think most people are aware that a coconut leaf is usually called a frond (like a branch) and the frond carries what would be be easily recognised as leaves (the leaflets). To say the stem of a coconut leaf is probably as understandable as you'll get for an English speaker who is not overly familiar with the uses of parts of the coconut nor botanical terms. You'll probably still have to explain it's properties though.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 10:58
1
1
Note that most of these answers are technical. 'midrib' is understandable; one can figure out that it must mean, but out of context most people wouldn't know that. 'rachis' is very technical and few would even recognize it as an English word.
– Mitch
Aug 6 '14 at 12:30
Note that most of these answers are technical. 'midrib' is understandable; one can figure out that it must mean, but out of context most people wouldn't know that. 'rachis' is very technical and few would even recognize it as an English word.
– Mitch
Aug 6 '14 at 12:30
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The "spine" of both the leaf and each pinna of the leaf appears to be called the midrib.
[Adityamadhav83 via Wikimedia]
Cocos nucifera is a large palm, growing up to 30 m (98 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 m (13–20 ft) long, and pinnae 60–90 cm long
[Wikipedia]
Pinnately veined leaves have one large central vein, called the midrib, which extends from the base of the blade to its tip.
[Robinson Library]
midrib
A large strengthened vein along the midline of a leaf.
[ODO]
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
Andrew Leach♦
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+1 but it's questionable if many English speakers would identify 'coconut leaflet midrib' as the flexible stick you can pull from a coconut leaflet. I imagine that would be mostly due to a lack of awareness that there is such a thing. I wonder if there is a more colloquial term (in English) probably from the 18th or 19th century.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:53
Could you provide me with a colloquial term for the midrib of the inner leaflets?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
1
I'd use midrib. It specifies a rib down the middle of something. It's far more colloquial than rachis. Pinnate leaves have a midrib in each blade and what would probably be called a central stalk supporting the separate pinnae.
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 10:00
1
Midrib is also used in this in.com article _ Incredibly, pickles made out of bamboo’ and ‘eerkili’ (mid-rib of a coconut leaf) have been brought out, and have found enough takers._
– SrJoven
Aug 6 '14 at 10:05
1
I'm still completely unclear what ANYONE is referring to! Heh! There one image so far but it contains at least 3 or 4 possibilities as to what is meant!
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
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Leaflet midrib
from uoregon.edu
Figure 10.-Coconut tree and its parts.
a, tree: 1, trunk (rakau); 2, base of trunk (tona); 3, roots (aka); 4, leaf (rou niu); 5, center keaves (tira).
b, leaf parts: 1, midrib (takai niu); 2, leaflet (mata rou niu); 3, leaflet midrib (tuaniu).
c, flower parts: 1,whole flower (karoro); 2, flower sheath (taume); 3, stalk of nut (pa karihi); 4, stalk of bunch (kauroro).
d, mature fruit: 1, outer skin (kiri taha); 2, husk (puru); 3, shell (ipu); 4, flesh (kaniu); 5, fluid (nia wai, plural); 6, nut stalk (pa karihi);.
e, growing nut (homo): 1, roots (aka); 2, leaf stipule (kaka); 3, leaf (rou homo); 4, central leaf (tira homo); 5, spongy interior (upu).
Older finds
I found this image at bioversityinternational.org:
but this one calls your specific part a midrib (rachis):
edited yesterday
Glorfindel
5,99383338
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:51
mplungjan
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What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:54
1
Thanks for the diagram. So, is the spine of leaflets(pinnae) called as midrib?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 10:14
1
Leaflet midrib. See update
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 11:47
3
So this is now the same as my answer?
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 12:26
1
by far the best answer
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
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I think the term used in botany is rachis:
- In plants, a rachis is the main axis of a compound structure. It can be the main stem of a compound leaf, such as in Acacia or ferns, or the main, flower-bearing portion of an inflorescence above a supporting peduncle.
Source:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachis#In_botany
- Pinnately Compound (Pinnate): With A Rachis
Source: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/termlf1.htm
Ngram: leaf rachis vs leaf midrib.
What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
Have a look at the second link I have attached.
– user66974
Aug 6 '14 at 9:58
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midrib (petiole) of leaflet
The whole leaf is called coconut fond.
stalk (petiole) of frond = Midrib.
then leaflet of a frond.
midrib (petiole) of leaflet
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/16202081480/
the above / below pic is a broom entirely made of midribs
answered Jan 28 '15 at 17:59
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The "spine" of both the leaf and each pinna of the leaf appears to be called the midrib.
[Adityamadhav83 via Wikimedia]
Cocos nucifera is a large palm, growing up to 30 m (98 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 m (13–20 ft) long, and pinnae 60–90 cm long
[Wikipedia]
Pinnately veined leaves have one large central vein, called the midrib, which extends from the base of the blade to its tip.
[Robinson Library]
midrib
A large strengthened vein along the midline of a leaf.
[ODO]
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
Andrew Leach♦
79.4k8150256
2
+1 but it's questionable if many English speakers would identify 'coconut leaflet midrib' as the flexible stick you can pull from a coconut leaflet. I imagine that would be mostly due to a lack of awareness that there is such a thing. I wonder if there is a more colloquial term (in English) probably from the 18th or 19th century.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:53
Could you provide me with a colloquial term for the midrib of the inner leaflets?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
1
I'd use midrib. It specifies a rib down the middle of something. It's far more colloquial than rachis. Pinnate leaves have a midrib in each blade and what would probably be called a central stalk supporting the separate pinnae.
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 10:00
1
Midrib is also used in this in.com article _ Incredibly, pickles made out of bamboo’ and ‘eerkili’ (mid-rib of a coconut leaf) have been brought out, and have found enough takers._
– SrJoven
Aug 6 '14 at 10:05
1
I'm still completely unclear what ANYONE is referring to! Heh! There one image so far but it contains at least 3 or 4 possibilities as to what is meant!
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
|
show 2 more comments
The "spine" of both the leaf and each pinna of the leaf appears to be called the midrib.
[Adityamadhav83 via Wikimedia]
Cocos nucifera is a large palm, growing up to 30 m (98 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 m (13–20 ft) long, and pinnae 60–90 cm long
[Wikipedia]
Pinnately veined leaves have one large central vein, called the midrib, which extends from the base of the blade to its tip.
[Robinson Library]
midrib
A large strengthened vein along the midline of a leaf.
[ODO]
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
Andrew Leach♦
79.4k8150256
2
+1 but it's questionable if many English speakers would identify 'coconut leaflet midrib' as the flexible stick you can pull from a coconut leaflet. I imagine that would be mostly due to a lack of awareness that there is such a thing. I wonder if there is a more colloquial term (in English) probably from the 18th or 19th century.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:53
Could you provide me with a colloquial term for the midrib of the inner leaflets?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
1
I'd use midrib. It specifies a rib down the middle of something. It's far more colloquial than rachis. Pinnate leaves have a midrib in each blade and what would probably be called a central stalk supporting the separate pinnae.
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 10:00
1
Midrib is also used in this in.com article _ Incredibly, pickles made out of bamboo’ and ‘eerkili’ (mid-rib of a coconut leaf) have been brought out, and have found enough takers._
– SrJoven
Aug 6 '14 at 10:05
1
I'm still completely unclear what ANYONE is referring to! Heh! There one image so far but it contains at least 3 or 4 possibilities as to what is meant!
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
|
show 2 more comments
The "spine" of both the leaf and each pinna of the leaf appears to be called the midrib.
[Adityamadhav83 via Wikimedia]
Cocos nucifera is a large palm, growing up to 30 m (98 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 m (13–20 ft) long, and pinnae 60–90 cm long
[Wikipedia]
Pinnately veined leaves have one large central vein, called the midrib, which extends from the base of the blade to its tip.
[Robinson Library]
midrib
A large strengthened vein along the midline of a leaf.
[ODO]
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
Andrew Leach♦
79.4k8150256
The "spine" of both the leaf and each pinna of the leaf appears to be called the midrib.
[Adityamadhav83 via Wikimedia]
Cocos nucifera is a large palm, growing up to 30 m (98 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 m (13–20 ft) long, and pinnae 60–90 cm long
[Wikipedia]
Pinnately veined leaves have one large central vein, called the midrib, which extends from the base of the blade to its tip.
[Robinson Library]
midrib
A large strengthened vein along the midline of a leaf.
[ODO]
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
Andrew Leach♦
79.4k8150256
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
Andrew Leach♦
79.4k8150256
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
Andrew Leach♦
79.4k8150256
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
Andrew Leach♦
79.4k8150256
79.4k8150256
2
+1 but it's questionable if many English speakers would identify 'coconut leaflet midrib' as the flexible stick you can pull from a coconut leaflet. I imagine that would be mostly due to a lack of awareness that there is such a thing. I wonder if there is a more colloquial term (in English) probably from the 18th or 19th century.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:53
Could you provide me with a colloquial term for the midrib of the inner leaflets?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
1
I'd use midrib. It specifies a rib down the middle of something. It's far more colloquial than rachis. Pinnate leaves have a midrib in each blade and what would probably be called a central stalk supporting the separate pinnae.
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 10:00
1
Midrib is also used in this in.com article _ Incredibly, pickles made out of bamboo’ and ‘eerkili’ (mid-rib of a coconut leaf) have been brought out, and have found enough takers._
– SrJoven
Aug 6 '14 at 10:05
1
I'm still completely unclear what ANYONE is referring to! Heh! There one image so far but it contains at least 3 or 4 possibilities as to what is meant!
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
|
show 2 more comments
2
+1 but it's questionable if many English speakers would identify 'coconut leaflet midrib' as the flexible stick you can pull from a coconut leaflet. I imagine that would be mostly due to a lack of awareness that there is such a thing. I wonder if there is a more colloquial term (in English) probably from the 18th or 19th century.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:53
Could you provide me with a colloquial term for the midrib of the inner leaflets?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
1
I'd use midrib. It specifies a rib down the middle of something. It's far more colloquial than rachis. Pinnate leaves have a midrib in each blade and what would probably be called a central stalk supporting the separate pinnae.
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 10:00
1
Midrib is also used in this in.com article _ Incredibly, pickles made out of bamboo’ and ‘eerkili’ (mid-rib of a coconut leaf) have been brought out, and have found enough takers._
– SrJoven
Aug 6 '14 at 10:05
1
I'm still completely unclear what ANYONE is referring to! Heh! There one image so far but it contains at least 3 or 4 possibilities as to what is meant!
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
2
2
+1 but it's questionable if many English speakers would identify 'coconut leaflet midrib' as the flexible stick you can pull from a coconut leaflet. I imagine that would be mostly due to a lack of awareness that there is such a thing. I wonder if there is a more colloquial term (in English) probably from the 18th or 19th century.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:53
+1 but it's questionable if many English speakers would identify 'coconut leaflet midrib' as the flexible stick you can pull from a coconut leaflet. I imagine that would be mostly due to a lack of awareness that there is such a thing. I wonder if there is a more colloquial term (in English) probably from the 18th or 19th century.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:53
Could you provide me with a colloquial term for the midrib of the inner leaflets?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
Could you provide me with a colloquial term for the midrib of the inner leaflets?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
1
1
I'd use midrib. It specifies a rib down the middle of something. It's far more colloquial than rachis. Pinnate leaves have a midrib in each blade and what would probably be called a central stalk supporting the separate pinnae.
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 10:00
I'd use midrib. It specifies a rib down the middle of something. It's far more colloquial than rachis. Pinnate leaves have a midrib in each blade and what would probably be called a central stalk supporting the separate pinnae.
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 10:00
1
1
Midrib is also used in this in.com article _ Incredibly, pickles made out of bamboo’ and ‘eerkili’ (mid-rib of a coconut leaf) have been brought out, and have found enough takers._
– SrJoven
Aug 6 '14 at 10:05
Midrib is also used in this in.com article _ Incredibly, pickles made out of bamboo’ and ‘eerkili’ (mid-rib of a coconut leaf) have been brought out, and have found enough takers._
– SrJoven
Aug 6 '14 at 10:05
1
1
I'm still completely unclear what ANYONE is referring to! Heh! There one image so far but it contains at least 3 or 4 possibilities as to what is meant!
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
I'm still completely unclear what ANYONE is referring to! Heh! There one image so far but it contains at least 3 or 4 possibilities as to what is meant!
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
|
show 2 more comments
Leaflet midrib
from uoregon.edu
Figure 10.-Coconut tree and its parts.
a, tree: 1, trunk (rakau); 2, base of trunk (tona); 3, roots (aka); 4, leaf (rou niu); 5, center keaves (tira).
b, leaf parts: 1, midrib (takai niu); 2, leaflet (mata rou niu); 3, leaflet midrib (tuaniu).
c, flower parts: 1,whole flower (karoro); 2, flower sheath (taume); 3, stalk of nut (pa karihi); 4, stalk of bunch (kauroro).
d, mature fruit: 1, outer skin (kiri taha); 2, husk (puru); 3, shell (ipu); 4, flesh (kaniu); 5, fluid (nia wai, plural); 6, nut stalk (pa karihi);.
e, growing nut (homo): 1, roots (aka); 2, leaf stipule (kaka); 3, leaf (rou homo); 4, central leaf (tira homo); 5, spongy interior (upu).
Older finds
I found this image at bioversityinternational.org:
but this one calls your specific part a midrib (rachis):
edited yesterday
Glorfindel
5,99383338
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:51
mplungjan
27.4k371108
What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:54
1
Thanks for the diagram. So, is the spine of leaflets(pinnae) called as midrib?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 10:14
1
Leaflet midrib. See update
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 11:47
3
So this is now the same as my answer?
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 12:26
1
by far the best answer
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
|
show 5 more comments
Leaflet midrib
from uoregon.edu
Figure 10.-Coconut tree and its parts.
a, tree: 1, trunk (rakau); 2, base of trunk (tona); 3, roots (aka); 4, leaf (rou niu); 5, center keaves (tira).
b, leaf parts: 1, midrib (takai niu); 2, leaflet (mata rou niu); 3, leaflet midrib (tuaniu).
c, flower parts: 1,whole flower (karoro); 2, flower sheath (taume); 3, stalk of nut (pa karihi); 4, stalk of bunch (kauroro).
d, mature fruit: 1, outer skin (kiri taha); 2, husk (puru); 3, shell (ipu); 4, flesh (kaniu); 5, fluid (nia wai, plural); 6, nut stalk (pa karihi);.
e, growing nut (homo): 1, roots (aka); 2, leaf stipule (kaka); 3, leaf (rou homo); 4, central leaf (tira homo); 5, spongy interior (upu).
Older finds
I found this image at bioversityinternational.org:
but this one calls your specific part a midrib (rachis):
edited yesterday
Glorfindel
5,99383338
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:51
mplungjan
27.4k371108
What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:54
1
Thanks for the diagram. So, is the spine of leaflets(pinnae) called as midrib?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 10:14
1
Leaflet midrib. See update
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 11:47
3
So this is now the same as my answer?
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 12:26
1
by far the best answer
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
|
show 5 more comments
Leaflet midrib
from uoregon.edu
Figure 10.-Coconut tree and its parts.
a, tree: 1, trunk (rakau); 2, base of trunk (tona); 3, roots (aka); 4, leaf (rou niu); 5, center keaves (tira).
b, leaf parts: 1, midrib (takai niu); 2, leaflet (mata rou niu); 3, leaflet midrib (tuaniu).
c, flower parts: 1,whole flower (karoro); 2, flower sheath (taume); 3, stalk of nut (pa karihi); 4, stalk of bunch (kauroro).
d, mature fruit: 1, outer skin (kiri taha); 2, husk (puru); 3, shell (ipu); 4, flesh (kaniu); 5, fluid (nia wai, plural); 6, nut stalk (pa karihi);.
e, growing nut (homo): 1, roots (aka); 2, leaf stipule (kaka); 3, leaf (rou homo); 4, central leaf (tira homo); 5, spongy interior (upu).
Older finds
I found this image at bioversityinternational.org:
but this one calls your specific part a midrib (rachis):
edited yesterday
Glorfindel
5,99383338
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:51
mplungjan
27.4k371108
Leaflet midrib
from uoregon.edu
Figure 10.-Coconut tree and its parts.
a, tree: 1, trunk (rakau); 2, base of trunk (tona); 3, roots (aka); 4, leaf (rou niu); 5, center keaves (tira).
b, leaf parts: 1, midrib (takai niu); 2, leaflet (mata rou niu); 3, leaflet midrib (tuaniu).
c, flower parts: 1,whole flower (karoro); 2, flower sheath (taume); 3, stalk of nut (pa karihi); 4, stalk of bunch (kauroro).
d, mature fruit: 1, outer skin (kiri taha); 2, husk (puru); 3, shell (ipu); 4, flesh (kaniu); 5, fluid (nia wai, plural); 6, nut stalk (pa karihi);.
e, growing nut (homo): 1, roots (aka); 2, leaf stipule (kaka); 3, leaf (rou homo); 4, central leaf (tira homo); 5, spongy interior (upu).
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I found this image at bioversityinternational.org:
but this one calls your specific part a midrib (rachis):
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What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:54
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Thanks for the diagram. So, is the spine of leaflets(pinnae) called as midrib?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 10:14
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Leaflet midrib. See update
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 11:47
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So this is now the same as my answer?
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 12:26
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by far the best answer
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
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What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:54
1
Thanks for the diagram. So, is the spine of leaflets(pinnae) called as midrib?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 10:14
1
Leaflet midrib. See update
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 11:47
3
So this is now the same as my answer?
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 12:26
1
by far the best answer
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:54
What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:54
1
1
Thanks for the diagram. So, is the spine of leaflets(pinnae) called as midrib?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 10:14
Thanks for the diagram. So, is the spine of leaflets(pinnae) called as midrib?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 10:14
1
1
Leaflet midrib. See update
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 11:47
Leaflet midrib. See update
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 11:47
3
3
So this is now the same as my answer?
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 12:26
So this is now the same as my answer?
– Andrew Leach♦
Aug 6 '14 at 12:26
1
1
by far the best answer
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
by far the best answer
– Fattie
Aug 6 '14 at 15:06
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I think the term used in botany is rachis:
- In plants, a rachis is the main axis of a compound structure. It can be the main stem of a compound leaf, such as in Acacia or ferns, or the main, flower-bearing portion of an inflorescence above a supporting peduncle.
Source:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachis#In_botany
- Pinnately Compound (Pinnate): With A Rachis
Source: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/termlf1.htm
Ngram: leaf rachis vs leaf midrib.
What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
Have a look at the second link I have attached.
– user66974
Aug 6 '14 at 9:58
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I think the term used in botany is rachis:
- In plants, a rachis is the main axis of a compound structure. It can be the main stem of a compound leaf, such as in Acacia or ferns, or the main, flower-bearing portion of an inflorescence above a supporting peduncle.
Source:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachis#In_botany
- Pinnately Compound (Pinnate): With A Rachis
Source: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/termlf1.htm
Ngram: leaf rachis vs leaf midrib.
What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
Have a look at the second link I have attached.
– user66974
Aug 6 '14 at 9:58
add a comment |
I think the term used in botany is rachis:
- In plants, a rachis is the main axis of a compound structure. It can be the main stem of a compound leaf, such as in Acacia or ferns, or the main, flower-bearing portion of an inflorescence above a supporting peduncle.
Source:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachis#In_botany
- Pinnately Compound (Pinnate): With A Rachis
Source: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/termlf1.htm
Ngram: leaf rachis vs leaf midrib.
I think the term used in botany is rachis:
- In plants, a rachis is the main axis of a compound structure. It can be the main stem of a compound leaf, such as in Acacia or ferns, or the main, flower-bearing portion of an inflorescence above a supporting peduncle.
Source:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachis#In_botany
- Pinnately Compound (Pinnate): With A Rachis
Source: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/termlf1.htm
Ngram: leaf rachis vs leaf midrib.
edited Aug 6 '14 at 10:22
answered Aug 6 '14 at 9:42
user66974
What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
Have a look at the second link I have attached.
– user66974
Aug 6 '14 at 9:58
add a comment |
What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
Have a look at the second link I have attached.
– user66974
Aug 6 '14 at 9:58
What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
What do we call the spine of leaflets that arise from the rachis?
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:56
Have a look at the second link I have attached.
– user66974
Aug 6 '14 at 9:58
Have a look at the second link I have attached.
– user66974
Aug 6 '14 at 9:58
add a comment |
midrib (petiole) of leaflet
The whole leaf is called coconut fond.
stalk (petiole) of frond = Midrib.
then leaflet of a frond.
midrib (petiole) of leaflet
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/16202081480/
the above / below pic is a broom entirely made of midribs
answered Jan 28 '15 at 17:59
JoeGoaUk
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midrib (petiole) of leaflet
The whole leaf is called coconut fond.
stalk (petiole) of frond = Midrib.
then leaflet of a frond.
midrib (petiole) of leaflet
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/16202081480/
the above / below pic is a broom entirely made of midribs
answered Jan 28 '15 at 17:59
JoeGoaUk
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add a comment |
midrib (petiole) of leaflet
The whole leaf is called coconut fond.
stalk (petiole) of frond = Midrib.
then leaflet of a frond.
midrib (petiole) of leaflet
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/16202081480/
the above / below pic is a broom entirely made of midribs
answered Jan 28 '15 at 17:59
JoeGoaUk
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midrib (petiole) of leaflet
The whole leaf is called coconut fond.
stalk (petiole) of frond = Midrib.
then leaflet of a frond.
midrib (petiole) of leaflet
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk73/16202081480/
the above / below pic is a broom entirely made of midribs
answered Jan 28 '15 at 17:59
JoeGoaUk
111
answered Jan 28 '15 at 17:59
JoeGoaUk
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answered Jan 28 '15 at 17:59
JoeGoaUk
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answered Jan 28 '15 at 17:59
JoeGoaUk
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Spine? What is a small and narrow leaf of a big main leaf? Picture?
– mplungjan
Aug 6 '14 at 9:40
Do you mean the part that runs through the individual leaflet, you can pull it out and use it for a toothpick or use it to stitch things together?
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 9:41
@Frank Absolutely! That long and narrow stick!
– code_dweller
Aug 6 '14 at 9:43
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The more I think about it, the more likely it seems that you would be able to use stem. I think most people are aware that a coconut leaf is usually called a frond (like a branch) and the frond carries what would be be easily recognised as leaves (the leaflets). To say the stem of a coconut leaf is probably as understandable as you'll get for an English speaker who is not overly familiar with the uses of parts of the coconut nor botanical terms. You'll probably still have to explain it's properties though.
– Frank
Aug 6 '14 at 10:58
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Note that most of these answers are technical. 'midrib' is understandable; one can figure out that it must mean, but out of context most people wouldn't know that. 'rachis' is very technical and few would even recognize it as an English word.
– Mitch
Aug 6 '14 at 12:30