- pleiotaxy
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/pluy"euh tak'see/, n. Bot.an increase in the normal number of parts.Also, pleiotaxis.[1885-90; PLEIO- + -TAXY]
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pleiotaxy — [plī′ə tak΄sē] n. [ PLEIO + taxy, an arranging < Gr taxia < taxis: see TAXIS] Bot. an increase in the number of whorls in a flower … English World dictionary
pleiotaxy — plei·o·taxy … English syllables
pleiotaxy — ˈplīəˌtaksē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pleio + taxy : development of more than the normal number of parts (as bracts in a flower or inflorescence) * * * /pluy euh tak see/, n. Bot. an increase in the normal number… … Useful english dictionary
pelə- — I. pelə 1 To fill; with derivatives referring to abundance and multitude. Oldest form *pelə₁ ; variant *pleə₁ , contracted to *plē . Derivatives include fill, plenty, folk, accomplish, expletive, and plebeian. I. Zero gra … Universalium
-taxy — ˈtaksē, si noun combining form ( es) Etymology: Greek taxia, from taktos (verbal of tassein to arrange, order) + ia y more at tactics : taxis epitaxy … Useful english dictionary
