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Definition of Vexillum

Vexillum
Vexillum Vex*il"lum, n.; pl. Vexilla. [L., a standard, a flag.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A flag or standard. (b) A company of troops serving under one standard. 2. (Eccl.) (a) A banner. (b) The sign of the cross. 3. (Bot.) The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the standard. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane.

Meaning of Vexillum from wikipedia

- The vexillum (/vɛkˈsɪləm/; pl.: vexilla) was a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Roman army. A common vexillum displa**** imagery...
- genus Vexillum include: Vexillum accinctum (G. B. Sowerby III, 1907) Vexillum acromiale (Hedley, 1915) Vexillum a****inatum (Gmelin, 1791) Vexillum acupictum...
- Conus vexillum, common name the vexillum cone or the flag cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails...
- Vexillum dennisoni, common name : the Dennison's mitre, is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed...
- for their flag and George as their patron saint in the 12th century. A vexillum beati Georgii is mentioned in the Genovese annals for the year 1198, referring...
- Vexillum monscorallum is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. This marine species occurs...
- Vexillum castaneostriatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. The length of the s****...
- Spanish bandera. The vexillum was a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Ancient Roman army. The word vexillum itself is a diminutive...
- Vexillum longispira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. The Australian Faunal Directory...
- Didemnum vexillum is a species of colonial tunicate in the family Didemnidae. It is commonly called sea vomit, marine vomit, pancake batter tunicate, or...