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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
vexillum /vɛkˈsɪləm/

▶noun (pl. vexilla /-lə/)

1 a standard, flag, or banner, especially of the ancient Roman military.

2 Botany the large upright petal of a sweet pea or related flower.

3 Ornithology the vane of a feather.

– origin L., from vehere ‘carry’.

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