ptyxis
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From New Latin ptyxis, from Ancient Greek πτύξις (ptuksis, “a folding”)
Noun [edit]
ptyxis (uncountable)
- (botany) The way in which an individual leaf is folded in the bud.
Usage notes [edit]
- The arrangement of several leaves is called vernation or prefoliation
