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orthostichy

[ awr-thos-ti-kee ]

noun

Botany.
plural orthostichies.
  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.

orthostichy

/ ɔːˈθɒɪɪ /

noun

  1. an imaginary vertical line that connects a row of leaves on a stem
  2. an arrangement of leaves so connected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ǰˈٳDzپdzܲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ǰ·ٳDzt·dzܲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of orthostichy1

1870–75; ortho- + Greek -stichia alignment, equivalent to í ( os ) row ( stich 1 ) + -ia -y 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of orthostichy1

C19: from ortho- + Greek stikhos line

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