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pleiotaxy

pleiotaxy noun: an increase in the number of whorls in a flower.

Noun

pleiotaxy (uncountable)

  1. An increase in the number of whorls in a flower.

Questions about pleiotaxy

What does pleiotaxy mean?
Pleiotaxy means an increase in the number of whorls in a flower.
What part of speech is pleiotaxy?
Pleiotaxy is a noun.

Words near pleiotaxy in the dictionary

  1. pleiophylly
  2. pleiophyly
  3. pleiopod
  4. pleiopods
  5. pleiopus
  6. pleiotaxy
  7. pleiotrope
  8. pleiotropes
  9. pleiotrophic
  10. pleiotrophin
  11. pleiotrophy

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