Definition of "vexillum" []

• Botany See standard. (noun)
• Zoology The weblike part of a feather; the vane. (noun)

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• "Kayser (p. 397) dissents from both, and shows that the vexillum is the cross which"
• "Much of the vocabulary inside the industry is derived from the Latin "vexillum," which was the name of a square flag carried by the Roman cavalry:"
• "A couple of other words not related to vexillum: Betsy: A flag maker or designer (derived from Betsy Ross)."