phyllotaxis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /fɪləˈtæksɪs/
Etymology
From phyllo- + taxis.
Meanings
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(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.
1985, John Fowles, A Maggot:
- (uncountable, usually) An abortive style.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| phyllotaxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| phyllotaxy | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
el φυλλοταξία (The arrangement of leaves on a stem) · ga duilleagar (The arrangement of leaves on a stem) · it fillotassi (The arrangement of leaves on a stem) · es filotaxis (The arrangement of leaves on a stem)