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PHYLLOTAXIS

\fˌɪlətˈaksɪs], \fˌɪlətˈaksɪs], \f_ˌɪ_l_ə_t_ˈa_k_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of PHYLLOTAXIS

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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In botany, the manner of arrangement of the leaves on a stem.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Arrangement of leaves on a stem.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

The system of leaf-arrangement on an axis or stem.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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