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phyllotaxy
[ fil-uh-tak-see ]
noun
, Botany.
, plural phyl·lo·tax·ies.
- the arrangement of leaves on a stem or axis.
- the study of such arrangement.
phyllotaxy
/ fĭl′ə-tăk′sē /
- The pattern of leaf distribution and arrangement on a stem.
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Other Words From
- phyl·lo·tac·tic [fil-, uh, -, tak, -tik], phyllo·tacti·cal phyllo·taxic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phyllotaxy1
First recorded in 1855–60; phyllotax(is) + -y 3
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Example Sentences
The subject of leaf-arrangement should be passed over until phyllotaxy is taken up.
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They are arranged densely on the branches, alternately on the 8/21 plan (see section on phyllotaxy).
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In other cases the width of the leaves is determined by what botanists call the "Phyllotaxy."
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Phyllotaxis, or Phyllotaxy, the arrangement of leaves on the stem, 67.
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This is the leaf-arrangement or phyllotaxy of the apple-tree, expressed by the fraction 2/5.
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