VEXILLUM


Meaning of VEXILLUM in English

/vek sil"euhm/ , n. , pl. vexilla /vek sil"euh/ .

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, vexil /vek"sil/ . Bot. the large upper petal of a papilionaceous flower. See diag. under papilionaceous .

5. Ornith. Rare. the web or vane of a feather.

[ 1720-30; velum sail (see VEIL) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .