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parastichies

parastichies is the plural of parastichy.

Meaning of parastichy

Noun

parastichy (plural parastichies)

  1. A secondary spiral of leaves or florets.
    • As the name suggests, it is possible to trace spiral curves in the pattern. These curves are called parastichies. The parastichies winding in the same direction around the stem with the same pitch constitute one family of parastichies, and two easily perceived sets of parastichies winding in...2012, Efi Fogel, CGAL Arrangements and Their Applications: A Step-by-Step Guide

Questions about parastichies

What is parastichies the plural of?
Parastichies is the plural of parastichy.

Words near parastichies in the dictionary

  1. parastenocaridid
  2. parastenocaridids
  3. parasternal
  4. parasternally
  5. parasthesia
  6. parastichies
  7. parastichy
  8. parastigma
  9. parastigmatic
  10. parastomal
  11. parastrachiid

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