orthostichy

[ awr-thos-ti-kee ]

noun,plural or·thos·ti·chies.Botany.
  1. a vertical rank or row.

  2. an arrangement of members, as leaves, at different heights on an axis so that their median planes coincide.

Origin of orthostichy

1
1870–75; ortho- + Greek -stichia alignment, equivalent to stích(os) row (see stich1) + -ia-y3

Other words from orthostichy

  • or·thos·ti·chous, adjective

Words Nearby orthostichy

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British Dictionary definitions for orthostichy

orthostichy

/ (ɔːˈθɒstɪkɪ) /


nounplural -chies
  1. an imaginary vertical line that connects a row of leaves on a stem

  2. an arrangement of leaves so connected

Origin of orthostichy

1
C19: from ortho- + Greek stikhos line

Derived forms of orthostichy

  • orthostichous, adjective

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