Phyllotaxis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɪləˈtæksɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phyllotaxis is a noun meaning (botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.
Meaning
(botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.
More Meanings
- (botany) An abortive style.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- phyllotaxes
- phyllotaxy
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phyllomorphosis, phyllome, phyllody, phyllon, foliation, phyllomorph.
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