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Definition of: phyllotaxis
(fil′ə·tak′sis) noun Bot.
1. The arrangement of leaves upon a stem.
2. The laws governing this arrangement. Also phyl′lo·tax′y. [<NL <Gk. phyllon a leaf + taxis arrangement <tassein arrange]
—phyl′lo·tac′tic (-tak′tik) adjective
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