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单词 phyllotaxis
释义

phyllotaxis

noun

phyl·​lo·​tax·​is ˌfi-lə-ˈtak-səs How to pronounce phyllotaxis (audio)
variants or less commonly phyllotaxy
ˈfi-lə-ˌtak-sē How to pronounce phyllotaxis (audio)
1
: the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another
2
: the study of phyllotaxis and of the laws that govern it

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Botanists use the divergence angles, or angles between consecutive leaves, to define a plant’s phyllotaxis. Maddie Burakoff, Smithsonian, 6 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

New Latin phyllotaxis, from phyll- + -taxis

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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