PTYXIS

Etymology

Noun

ptyxis (uncountable)

(botany) The way in which an individual leaf is folded in the bud.

Usage notes

The arrangement of several leaves is called vernation or prefoliation.

Source: Wiktionary


Ptyx"is, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: The way in which a leaf is sometimes folded in the bud.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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