Phyllotaxis
//fɪləˈtæksɪs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement. uncountable, usually
"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."
- 2 An abortive style. uncountable, usually
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From phyllo- + taxis.
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