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Record 1 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Said of leaves, when they are opposite, but each pair is at right angle to the ones above and below it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Se dit de feuilles formant des paires qui se croisent à angle droit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

En los vegetales, [se dice de la] inserción de hojas u otrós órganos de manera que forman una cruz con las de los nudos contiguos.

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