vex|il|lum

vex|il|lum
vex|il|lum «vehk SIHL uhm», noun, plural -la.
1. a square flag or banner carried by ancient Roman troops.
2. a body of troops grouped under such a flag or banner.
3. Botany. the large upper external petal of a papilionaceous flower.
4. Zoology. the web or vane of a feather.
[< Latin vexillum, perhaps related to vehere to convey, or to vēla sail, covering]

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