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Phyllotaxis

{

Phyl′lo-taxˊy

(fĭl′lō̍-tăksˊy̆)

,

Phyl′lo-taxˊis

(fĭl′lō̍-tăksˊĭs)

, }

Noun.

[

Phyllo-

+ Gr.

τάξισ

order.]

(Bot.)

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