phyllotaxis

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/fɪləˈtæksɪs/

Definition of phyllotaxis

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noun

(uncountable, usually)The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.

“Yet his Lordship would find this rate of proportion […] likewise in all plants, in the disposition of their leaves, for which ordering he would make a name, that is, from the Greek, phyllotaxis.”

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noun

(uncountable, usually)The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.

“Yet his Lordship would find this rate of proportion […] likewise in all plants, in the disposition of their leaves, for which ordering he would make a name, that is, from the Greek, phyllotaxis.”
(uncountable, usually)An abortive style.

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From phyllo- + taxis.

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