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trachelium

American  
[truh-kee-lee-uhm] / trəˈki li əm /

noun

plural

trachelia

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

Etymology

Origin of trachelium

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

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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 Earle, Alice Morse

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