'Phyllotaxis' definitions:
Definition of 'Phyllotaxis'
From: GCIDE
- Phyllotaxy \Phyl"lo*tax`y\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*t[a^]ks`[y^]), Phyllotaxis \Phyl"lo*tax`is\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*t[a^]ks`[i^]s), n. [Phyllo- + Gr. ta`xis order.] (Bot.) The order or arrangement of leaves on the stem; the science of the relative position of leaves. [1913 Webster]