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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...
- Didemnum vexillum is a species of colonial tunicate in the family Didemnidae. It is commonly called sea vomit, marine vomit, pancake batter tunicate, or...
- Vexillum coloscopulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. Vexillum coloscopulus [1...
- units of the Roman army. There were three main types of standard (Aquila, Vexillum, Signum). Several throughout its history include: Aquila, the emblem of...
- genus Vexillum include: Vexillum accinctum (G. B. Sowerby III, 1907) Vexillum acromiale (Hedley, 1915) Vexillum a****inatum (Gmelin, 1791) Vexillum acupictum...
- a vexillophile. The word vexillology is a synthesis of the Latin word vexillum (which refers to a kind of square flag which was carried by Roman cavalry)...
- water Vexillum (Costellaria) species from French Polynesia with new records of Vexillum (Costellaria) vicmanoui Turner & Marrow, 2001 and Vexillum (Costellaria)...
- Strigatella vexillum, common name : the vexillate mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter...
-  maxmarrowi Binomial name Thaluta maxmarrowi (Cernohorsky, 1980) Synonyms Thala maxmarrowi Cernohorsky, 1980 Vexillum (Pusia) maxmarrowi (Cernohorsky, 1980)...
- anabelae (A.V.M.D. D'Orbigny, 1840) Strigatella georgi F. Nordsieck, 1975 Vexillum (Pusia) zebrinum (d'Orbigny, 1840) Vexillum zebrinum (d'Orbigny, 1840)...