Phyllotaxis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phyllotaxy \Phyl"lo*tax`y\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*t[a^]ks`[y^]),
  Phyllotaxis \Phyl"lo*tax`is\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*t[a^]ks`[i^]s), n.
     [Phyllo- + Gr. ta`xis order.] (Bot.)
     The order or arrangement of leaves on the stem; the science
     of the relative position of leaves.
     [1913 Webster]