vexilla
əm noun, plural vex·il·la 
[vek-sil-uh] .
[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. See diag. under papilionaceous.
[vek-sil] . Botany. the large upper petal of a papilionaceous flower. See diag. under papilionaceous.5.
Ornithology Rare. the web or vane of a feather.
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| —n , pl -la | |
| 1. | ornithol the vane of a feather |
| 2. | botany another name for standard |
| [C18: from Latin: banner, perhaps from vēlum sail] | |
| 'vexillary | |
| —adj | |
| vex'illar | |
| —adj | |
| 'vexillate | |
| —adj | |
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