RACHIS

• (noun) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

  "the fall broke his back"

  synonyms : back , backbone , spinal column , spine , vertebral column

• (noun) axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence

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