Botany. Of the phyllotactic pattern of leaves: five-ranked, pentastichous. Of the arrangement of the perianth segments in aestivation: having two…

Of æstivation or vernation: Characterized by this arrangement of parts.

Folded or rolled in at the edges, without overlapping: said of leaves and petals in vernation or æstivation.

Of an individual leaf, petal, or lobe of a corolla: rolled inwards so that one margin is overlapped by its opposite edge. Also (of vernation or…

Botany. Of aestivation: having the petals arranged so that the large, posterior vexillum encloses the other, smaller petals of the corolla. Also…

Botany. = quincuncial, adj. 2. rare.

Botany. Originally: (of aestivation or vernation) having the edges of the sepals, petals, or leaves turned or rolled outwards (cf. induplicate, adj.…

Esp. of aestivation: = supervolute, adj.

Botany. Of vernation or aestivation: = reduplicate, adj. 3. Obsolete.

= induplicate, adj.

Botany (a) = indefinite, adj. 5a; (b) of æstivation: see quot. 1880.