Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phyllotaxis

/fɪləˈtæksɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: phyl-lotaxis
IPA: /fɪləˈtæksɪs/

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.

Uncountable

noun

An abortive style.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yet his Lordship would find this rate of proportion […] likewise in all plants, in the disposition of their leaves, for which ordering he would make a name, that is, from the Greek, phyllotaxis."

Etymology

From phyllo- + taxis.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

phyllotaxes (plural) phyllotaxy (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce phyllotaxis?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɪləˈtæksɪs/.
What does phyllotaxis mean?: The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.
Where does phyllotaxis come from?: From phyllo- + taxis.

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