loose or limp, not densely arranged.
The term lax refers to a feature of vowels that has been argued to stem from a number of articulatory mechanisms. One such mechanism is the relaxed status of the articulators. Another possible mechanism is the non-advanced position of the tongue root during production of the vowel. In English, some lax vowels are the vowels //,//,//, and /ç/, as in mitt, met, book, and caught (in some dialects of English, the vowel /ç/ has fused with /a/. The complementary feature of lax is tense.
lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"
pronounced with muscles relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope"
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"
Not rigid, loose. lepidote Having scales. Tiny scales typically cover the undersides of the leaves. Characteristic used to separate the genus rhododendron into two major groups.
loose, open ("laxifolia" = "loosely/sparsely-leaved") ("laxa")
