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vexillum

vexillum is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Eccl.) (a) A banner. (b) The sign of the cross.
  2. 2.(Bot.) The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the standard.
  3. 3.(Zoöl.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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