💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ptyxis"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| foliationnoun | (publishing) The process of forming into pages; pagination. |
| vernationnoun | (botany) The arrangement of multiple organs (such as leaves and flower parts) within a bud. |
| pyxisnoun | (astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation. |
| pleatnoun | (sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance. |
| phyllidnoun | A leaf-like structure in bryophytes. |
| prefoliationnoun | (botany) Vernation (arrangement within a bud) of leaves. |
| leaf budnoun | (botany) A bud which develops into a leaf or a leafy branch. |
| phyllotaxisnoun | (botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement. |
| pyxidiumnoun | (botany) A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off. |
| pulvinusnoun | (botany) A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet. |
| bulbilnoun | (botany) A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil. |
| hyponastynoun | (botany) an upward bending of leaves or other plant parts, caused by increased growth on their lower surface |
| calyptranoun | (botany) In bryophytes, a thin hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens. |
| perulanoun | (botany) One of the scales of a leaf bud. |
| megaphyllnoun | (botany) A leaf having an internally branching system of veins, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf. |
| epinastynoun | (botany) The downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates. |
| phyllonnoun | (countable, especially botany, uncommon) A leaf, or something (flat) resembling a leaf. |
| chorisisnoun | (botany) The separation of a leaf (or petal or sepal) into two more parts |
| pistillodynoun | (botany) The metamorphosis of other floral organs into pistils. |
| hyperphyllnoun | (botany) A distal part of a sprout or a leaf. |
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