ptyxis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin ptyxis, from Ancient Greek πτύξις (ptúxis, “a folding”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ptyxis (countable and uncountable, plural ptyxes)
- (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.