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pleiotaxy

(plī′ə tak′sē)

noun

Bot. an increase in the number of whorls in a flower

Origin: pleio- + -taxy, an arranging < Gr -taxia < taxis: see taxis

See pleiotaxy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Botany

An increase in the number of whorls in an inflorescence.

Origin:

Origin: Greek pleiōn, more; see pelə-¹ in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -taxy

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