phyllotaxy

[ fil-uh-tak-see ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural phyl·lo·tax·ies.

1. the arrangement of leaves on a stem or axis.
2. the study of such arrangement.

phyllotaxy

/ fĭl′ə-tăk′sē /

1. The pattern of leaf distribution and arrangement on a stem.

Other Words From

• phyl·lo·tac·tic [fil-, uh, -, tak, -tik], phyllo·tacti·cal phyllo·taxic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of phyllotaxy¹

First recorded in 1855–60; phyllotax(is) + -y ³

Example Sentences

For an account of the way in which the character of the phyllotaxy may be deduced from the secondary spirals, see Structural Botany, Chapter IV.

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Phyllotaxy of Opposite and whorled Leaves.

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The latter of course depends very much upon the phyllotaxy, i. e. the position and order of the leaves upon the stem.

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Phyllotaxis, or Phyllotaxy, the arrangement of leaves on the stem, 67.

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Phyllotaxy, meaning leaf-arrangement, is the study of the position of leaves, or parts answering to leaves, upon the stem.

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