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1. The heraldic colour green.
2. Green forest vegetation especially when forming cover or providing food for deer.
3. The right or privilege (as in England) of cutting living wood or sometimes of pasturing animals in a forest.

ETYM Latin vertebra, from vertere to turn, change. Related to Verse.
Segment of backbone.
One of the bony segments of the spinal column.

ETYM Cf. French vertébral.
Of or relating to or constituting vertebrae.

The first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into four parts; SYN. arteria vertebralis.

A canal that contains the spinal cord and is delimited by the arches on the dorsal side of the vertebrae — called also spinal canal.

The backbone, giving support to an animal and protecting the spinal cord. It is made up of a series of bones or vertebrae running from the skull to the tail with a central canal containing the nerve fibers of the spinal cord. In tetrapods the vertebrae show some specialization with the shape of the bones varying according to position. In the chest region the upper or thoracic vertebrae are shaped to form connections to the ribs. The backbone is only slightly flexible to give adequate rigidity to the animal structure.

A vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein; SYN. vena vertebralis.

Fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals; Also called: subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum Craniata.