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Meaning of phyllotaxis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
fɪləˈtæksɪs

Definitions

  1. The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.
    uncountable, usually
  2. An abortive style.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Ελληνικά φυλλοταξία
Español filotaxis
Suomi lehtiasento
Gaeilge duilleagar
Italiano fillotassi
Polski filotaksja ulistnienie

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

phyllotaxy phyllotungstite phylloxanthin phylloxera phylloxeran phylloxerid

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