单词 | pseudowhorl |
释义 | > as lemmaspseudowhorl pseudowhorl n. Brit. /ˈs(j)uːdə(ʊ)wəːl/ , U.S. /ˈsudəˌ(h)wɔrl/ , /ˈsudəˌ(h)wərl/ Botany rare an apparent whorl of plant parts, especially of leaves, resulting from alteration of the distances between nodes spirally arranged around an axis.ΚΠ 1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 368 Each cycle of segments or turn of the spiral produces a whorl, which therefore, strictly speaking, is a pseudo~whorl, because resulting from subsequent displacement. 1987 Aquatic Bot. 28 179 The first node of the rhizome produced a root and an upright shoot with a pseudowhorl of three to five leaves. < as lemmas |
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