PHYLLOTAXIS


Meaning of PHYLLOTAXIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfi-lə-ˈtak-səs ]

noun

also phyl·lo·taxy ˈfi-lə-ˌtak-sē

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.