单词 | orthostichy |
释义 | orthostichy[ awr-thos-ti-kee ] / ɔrˈθɒs tɪ ki / noun, plural or·thos·ti·chies.Botany.a vertical rank or row. an arrangement of members, as leaves, at different heights on an axis so that their median planes coincide. Origin of orthostichy1870–75; ortho- + Greek -stichia alignment, equivalent to stích(os) row (see stich1) + -ia-y3 OTHER WORDS FROM orthostichyor·thos·ti·chous, adjectiveWords nearby orthostichyorthostat, orthostates, orthostatic, orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic proteinuria, orthostichy, orthostyle, orthotic, orthotics, orthotist, ortho-toluidine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for orthostichyorthostichy / (ɔːˈθɒstɪkɪ) / noun plural -chiesan imaginary vertical line that connects a row of leaves on a stem an arrangement of leaves so connected Compare parastichy Derived forms of orthostichyorthostichous, adjectiveWord Origin for orthostichyC19: from ortho- + Greek stikhos line Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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