trachelium

[ truh-kee-lee-uhm ]

noun,plural tra·che·li·a [truh-kee-lee-uh]. /trəˈki li ə/.
  1. (in classical architecture) any member between the hypotrachelium and the capital of a column.

Origin of trachelium

1
<New Latin <Greek tráchēl(os) neck + Latin -ium-ium

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How to use trachelium in a sentence

  • We had also the Campanula persicifolia and trachelium, and one we called Bluebells of Scotland, which was not the correct name.

    Old-Time Gardens | Alice Morse Earle