trachelium

American  

[truh-kee-lee-uhm] / trəˈki li əm /

noun

• trachelia
  plural

1. (in classical architecture) any member between the hypotrachelium and the capital of a column.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• trachelia
  plural

Etymology

Origin of trachelium

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

Example Sentences

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trachelium

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

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Alice Morse Earle