ptyxis
English edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin ptyxis, from Ancient Greek πτύξις (ptúxis, “a folding”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ptyxis (countable and uncountable, plural ptyxes)
- (botany) The way in which an individual leaf is folded in the bud.
Usage notes edit
The arrangement of several leaves is called vernation or prefoliation.