subalternate
[ suhb-awl-ter-nit, -al- ]
adjective
Botany. placed singly along an axis, but tending to become grouped oppositely.
Origin of subalternate
1Other words from subalternate
- sub·al·ter·na·tion [suhb-awl-ter-ney-shuhn, -al-], /sʌbˌɔl tərˈneɪ ʃən, -ˌæl-/, noun
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How to use subalternate in a sentence
Shrubs or trees with opposite, rarely subalternate, simple, deciduous leaves.
Trees of the Northern United States | Austin C. ApgarOne of the hens was his favourite, the others filled subalternate parts.
A Literary History of the English People | Jean Jules JusserandBranches irregular, divaricate nearly at rightangles, subalternate.
British Dictionary definitions for subalternate
subalternate
/ (sʌbˈɔːltənɪt) /
adjective
(of leaves) having an arrangement intermediate between alternate and opposite
following in turn
of lesser quality or status
Derived forms of subalternate
- subalternation (sʌbˌɔːltəˈneɪʃən), noun
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