Look up: Phyllotaxis

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   phyllotaxis
   system of leaf arrangement on the trunk Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Phyllotaxis
   In botany, `phyllotaxis` or `phyllotaxy` is the arrangement of the leaves on the stem of a plant. The basic patterns are `alternate`, `opposite`, `whorled` or `spiral`. With an alternate pattern, leaves switch from side to side. An alternate distichous phyllotaxis means that each leaf growing at a single node is disposed in a single rank along the branch (such as in grasses). In an opposite pattern, two leaves grow in opposite directions from the...
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   Phyllotaxis
   • (n.) The order or arrangement of leaves on the stem; the science of the relative position of leaves.
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   phyllotaxis
   (from the article `number game`) ...of the equation = , in polar coordinates, where = 2/. The Fibonacci numbers are also exemplified by the botanical phenomenon known as ... The three patterns of leaf arrangement on stems in angiosperms are alternate, opposite (paired), and whorled. In alternate-leaved plants, the leaves ... [2 rel...
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   phyllotaxis
   phyllotaxis The order or geometric principles of arrangement of leaves (or other lateral members; such as, florets of a composite flower, scales of a pine-cone, etc.) upon an axis or stem. The principal kinds of phyllotaxis are Cyclical or verticillate, in which a number of leaves (two or more) stand at the same level, forming a pair or whorl. Spiral or...
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