vexillum

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vexillum

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Borrowed from Latin vēxillum (“flag, banner”).

noun vexilla

  1. A flag, banner, or standard.
  2. A company of troops serving under one standard.
  3. The sign of the cross.
  4. The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower.
  5. The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.

    Similar: vane

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noun a flag, banner or standard

Portuguêsvexilo

noun the upper petal of a papilionaceous flower

Portuguêsvexilo

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"vexillum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vexillum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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vexillum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vexillum

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"vexillum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vexillum.

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@misc{vexillum_2026,
  title = {vexillum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vexillum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}