ῥαχός

ῥᾱχ-ός, ἡ (in codd. freq. ῥάχος, but the Ion. form ῥηχός Hdt. 7.142, and the compd. εὔρρηχος show that it must be either ῥᾱχός or ῥᾶχος:— in EM 703.1 ῥάχος, ὁ):—

• thorn-hedge, S. Fr. 812 (pl.), X. Cyn. 10.7, cf. Poll. 1.225; in Hdt. l.c., ῥηχός is prob. palisade or wattled fence; brushwood, ῥαχὸς (Dor. acc. pl.) καὶ φρύγανα GDI 5027 (Crete).
• • • 2 generally, twig, branch, of the vine, Thphr. CP 3.7.3; of the tamarisk, Hsch., Phot., dub. in Orph. Fr. 31 ii 10.
  • II at Troezen, wild olive tree, Paus. 2.32.10.

ῥαχός ῥᾱχός, Ionic ῥηχός, οῦ,

• a thorn-bush, briar, Xen.:— collectively, a thorn-hedge, a wattled fence, Hdt.