ptyxis

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 229: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "NL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. ptyxis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πτύξις (ptúxis, “a folding”)

Noun

ptyxis (uncountable)

  1. (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.

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