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vex⋅il⋅lum

[vek-sil-uhm]
–noun, plural vex⋅il⋅la [vek-sil-uh] .
1. a military standard or flag carried by ancient Roman troops.
2. a group of men serving under such a standard.
3. video frequency.
4. Also, vex⋅il [vek-sil] . Botany. the large upper petal of a papilionaceous flower.
5. Ornithology Rare. the web or vane of a feather.

Origin:
1720–30; < L: standard, flag, dim. from the base of vēlum sail (see veil )
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