In botany, phyllotaxis or phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem (from Ancient Greek phýllon `leaf` and táxis `arrangement`). Phyllotactic spirals form a distinctive class of patterns in nature. == Pattern structure == The basic phyllotactic patterns are opposite, or alternate = spiral. Leaves may also be whorled if several ...
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• (n.) The order or arrangement of leaves on the stem; the science of the relative position of leaves.
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(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 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. S...
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