phyllotaxis

phyllotaxis
noun /fɪləˈtæksɪs/
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.


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  • phyllotaxis — [fil΄ətak΄sēfil΄ə tak′sis] n. [ModL phyllotaxis: see PHYLLO & TAXIS] Bot. 1. the arrangement of leaves on a stem 2. the study or principles of such arrangement: Also phyllotaxy [fil΄ətak΄sē] phyllotactic [fil΄ətak′tik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Phyllotáxis — (griech.), soviel wie Blattstellung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Phyllotáxis — (grch.), die Blattstellung (s.d.) …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Phyllotaxis — Crisscrossing spirals found in nature In botany, phyllotaxis or phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem (from Ancient Greek phýllon leaf and táxis arrangement ).[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Phyllotaxis — Die Blätter der Sonnenblume sind wechselständig angeordnet …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • phyllotaxis — also phyllotaxy noun Etymology: New Latin phyllotaxis, from phyll + taxis Date: 1857 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Phyllotaxis — Phyllotaxy Phyl lo*tax y, Phyllotaxis Phyl lo*tax is, n. [Phyllo + Gr. ta xis order.] (Bot.) The order or arrangement of leaves on the stem; the science of the relative position of leaves. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phyllotaxis — /fil euh tak sis/, n., pl. phyllotaxes / tak seez/. Bot. phyllotaxy. [1870 75; PHYLLO + TAXIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • Phyllotaxis — Phyl|lo|tạ|xis 〈f.; , tạ|xen; Bot.〉 Stellung der Blätter von Pflanzen [<grch. phyllon „Blatt“ + taxis „Anordnung“] * * * Phyl|lo|tạ|xis, die; , …xen [zu griech. táxis = Ordnung] (Bot.): Blattstellung. * * * Phyl|lo|tạ|xis, die; , ...xen… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Phyllotaxis — Phyl|lo|tạ|xis 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: tạ|xen; Bot.〉 Stellung der Blätter von Pflanzen …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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