alternate leaf arrangement
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of leaves) to be arranged alternately; to have an alternate phyllotaxis
technicalA technical botanical term describing leaf arrangement on a stem. Contrasts with 'opposite' (对生) and 'whorled' (轮生) arrangements.
Yáng杨
shù树
de的
yè叶
zi子
shì是
hù互
shēng生
de的
。
Poplar trees have alternately arranged leaves.
Zài在
hù互
shēng生
yè叶
xù序
zhōng中
，
měi每
gè个
jīng茎
jié节
shàng上
zhǐ只
yǒu有
yī一
piàn片
yè叶
zi子
。
In alternate phyllotaxis, there is only one leaf per node on the stem.
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Táo桃
shù树
、
píng苹
guǒ果
shù树
hé和
huà桦
shù树
de的
yè叶
zi子
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
hù互
shēng生
。
The leaves of peach trees, apple trees, and birch trees are all alternately arranged.