[ek-wi-tuh
nt] 
| straddling or overlapping, as leaves whose bases overlap the leaves above or within them. |
| eq·ui·tant (ěk'wĭ-tənt) adj. Overlapping at the base to form a flat, fanlike arrangement in two ranks, as the leaves of some irises. [Latin equitāns, equitant-, present participle of equitāre, to ride horseback, from eques, equit-, horseman, from equus, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots.] |