Orthostichy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural or·thos·ti·chies.Botany.
  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.
noun plural -chies
  1. an imaginary vertical line that connects a row of leaves on a stem
  2. an arrangement of leaves so connected
Orthostichy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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