Lexic.us

Definition of Phyllotaxy

1. n. The order or arrangement of leaves on the stem; the science of the relative position of leaves.

Definition of Phyllotaxy

1. Noun. phyllotaxis ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phyllotaxy

1. [n -TAXIES]

Medical Definition of Phyllotaxy

1. The arrangement of the leaves on the stem. The three common positions are alternate, opposite, and verticillate. When spiral, often expressed quantitatively as the fraction of the circumference of the stem that separates two successive leaves. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phyllotaxy

Literary usage of Phyllotaxy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Applied and Economic Botany for Students in Technical and Agricultural by Wilfred William Robbins (1896)
"O. THE MECHANICAL THEORY OF phyllotaxy AND THE IDEALISTIC CONCEPTION OF NATURE. Because of the important bearing of this subject upon the true idealistic ..."

2. Laboratory Exercises in Botany by Edson Sewell Bastin (1894)
"(4) phyllotaxy.—Here, again, stem-characters are clearly shown, but to study the phyllotaxy successfully it is necessary that a tuber should be selected ..."

3. Structural Botany: Or Organography on the Basis of Morphology. To which is by Asa Gray (1879)
"phyllotaxy, OK LEAF-ARRANGEMENT. SECTION I. THE DISTRIBUTION OF LEAVES ON THE . ... phyllotaxy (or Phyllotaxis) is the study of the distribution of leaves ..."

4. Pharmaceutical Botany by Heber Wilkinson Youngken, Francis Edward Stewart (1914)
"phyllotaxy.—phyllotaxy is the study of leaf arrangement upon the stem or branch, and this may be either alternate, opposite, whorled, or verticillate, ..."

5. The American Botanist and Florist: Including Lessons in the Structure, Life by Alphonso Wood (1875)
"The spiral thread makes five revolutions to complete the cycle, which is, therefore, truly ex- pressed by -fe. at«) 299, phyllotaxy of the cone (cycle 8/ai) ..."

6. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"phyllotaxy of Alternate Leaves. Alternate leaves are distributed along the stem in an order which is uniform for each species. The arrangement in all its ..."

7. Gray's School and Field Book of Botany: Consisting of "Lessons in Botany by Asa Gray (1887)
"phyllotaxy of Alternate Leaves. Alternate leaves are distributed along the stem in an order which is uniform for each species. The arrangement iu all its ..."

Other Resources: