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phyl⋅lo⋅tax⋅is

  [fil-uh-tak-sis]
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–noun, plural -tax⋅es  [-tak-seez] . Botany.
phyllotaxy.
Origin:
1870–75; phyllo- + -taxis
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phyl·lo·tax·y   (fĭl'ə-tāk'sē)   
n.   pl. phyl·lo·tax·ies also phyl·lo·tax·es

  1. The arrangement of leaves on a stem.

  2. The principles governing leaf arrangement.

phyl'lo·tac'tic (-tāk'tĭk), phyl'lo·tac'ti·cal adj.
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