equitant

American

[ek-wi-tuhnt] / ˈɛk wɪ tənt /

adjective

Botany.

straddling or overlapping, as leaves whose bases overlap the leaves above or within them.

equitant British

/ ˈɛkwɪtənt /

adjective

(of a leaf) having the base folded around the stem so that it overlaps the leaf above and opposite

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Etymology

Origin of equitant

1820–30; < Latin equitant- (stem of equitāns ) (present participle of equitāre to ride), equivalent to equit- (stem of eques; see equites) + -ant- -ant

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