Two leaves attached at each node. See alternate and whorled.
(see: Leaf Configuration graphic.)
Leaves which are placed along a stem in pairs, one on each side.
leaves born in pairs at each node on opposite sides of the stem.
(adj.) Leaves that lie in pairs on axis. Uncongested and open organization of flowers in an inflorescence.
(arrangement of leaves, buds). Directly across from one another on a common axis, or twig. If leaves are paired on a stem, two at each node, they are opposite. (See also Leaf Arrangements)
Leaf form, where the leaves are arranged in opposite pairs along the stem. Compare alternate.
a. (L. opponere, to oppose) said of leaves or bracts occurring two at a node on opposite sides of the stem. Said of flower parts when one part occurs in front of another.
Dancer directly opposite (In Introduction, Chorus and Ending of the Honor Your Partner Dance Opposite refers to the Lady the Gents have at that moment for the Swing or Do-si-do). PARTNER - Lady on Gent's right. Gent on Lady's left.
the arrangement of leaves or branches on a stem being arranged on opposite sides of one another
(L. oppositus: opposed, put in front) adj. Said of leaves or bracts occurring two at a node on opposite sides of the stem. Said of flower parts when one part occurs in front of another, as a stamen in front of a petal. Having one organ vertically above another; superimposed. Cf. alternate.
(leaves, leaf scars, buds) – two at a node; in opposing pairs
Buds, leaves and stems occurring in pairs at node.
Two leaves per node that emerge from the stem directly oppsite from each other one on either side of the stem.(see whorled)
Referring to the arrangement of plant parts, usually leaves; leaves are opposite if they appear two per stem node.
said of two leaves borne across from each other at the same node
being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"
of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table"
decussate. Parastichy - usually refers to the spirals in plants visible to the eye, joining each element (primordia, leaf, scale, floret) to its nearest neighbors. Parastichies usually come in two families winding in opposite directions. The numbers of parastichies in these families - called Parastichy numbers, and denoted by a pair (n,m) - classify spiral and whorl phyllotaxes.
Arranged on the same node at the opposite side of the stem.
Type of leaf arrangement in which two leaves are attached on opposite sides of a stem at the same node.
with 2 leaves at the same node
stamens opposite the petals
leaves arranged in pairs at intervals along stem
Growing directly across from one another.
Leaf arrangement in which leaves arise in pairs at each node; not alternate or whorled.
of leaves: attached at opposite sides of the stem, by pairs at each node.
Leaf arrangement in pairs along an axis, one opposite the other.
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Two leaves arranged in a pair directly across from one another at a node.
(leaf arrangement): Leaves attached in pairs at each stem node.
Leaves arranged in a pair directly across from one another. See drawing of leaf arrangements.
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Buds, leaves and stems from which leaves, shoots or flowers arise.
said of leaves, etc. when they arise on opposite sides of a stem at the same node; of flower parts when they are situated directly above other parts.
Refers to the placement of leaves on a stem: The leaves are borne in opposite pairs along the stem. Compare alternate.
Applied to leaves and branches where an opposing pair occurs at each node. (click here to see opposite leaves)
Two or three leaves that are directly across from each other on the same twig. .
Leaves arranged directly opposite of each other on each side of a node. See line drawing
Said of leaves or leaf scars which are paired on opposite sides at each node.
of leaves or other lateral organs, borne at the same level but on opposite sides of the stem; of floral parts, on the same radius. cf. alternate.
2 or 3 leaves that are directly across from each other on the same twig.
Leaves which are placed two at a node across from each other on the stem.
when a pair of leaves occur at a node, one on either side of the twig
Growing two to a node on opposite sides.
as leaves appearing in pairs, on the same node, on opposite sides of a stem ( see pictorial glossary).
leaves occur in pairs at the stem (vine)
Leaves two at a node and positioned across the stem from each other. Compare "alternate".
Growing in pairs but separated by a stem.
Leaves that arise from a single node on either side of a stem.
Structures that are paired at the nodes and placed one on each side of the node; stamen inserted directly in front of the petal; leaves are also opposite.
When leaves are paired at the same height one on each side of the twig
Leaves: Two leaves growing at the same height on the branch or stem across from each other.
leaves arranged directly across from one another along a stem
Buds, shoots or leaves that are opposite each other on a branch or stem.
leaves situated directly across the stem from each other.
Applied to leaves where two arise from opposite sides of the same stem node
The arrangement of leaves along a stem where a pair of leaves are opposite one another, with the stem in-between. Taken together, all of the leaves plus the stem lie in roughly the same geometric plane. In winter (after leaf drop for deciduous plants), the arrangement can be determined by looking at the leaf scars or buds on the dormant twigs.
When 2 leaves are arranged on opposite sides of the stem and are opposite each other.
leaf arrangement in which 2 leaves are attached to each node; i.e. leaves are paired along length of stem
BRANCHING: A branching pattern where side branches, leaves, and leaf scars grow from the stem directly across from each other. For U.P. trees, that identifies either a maple or ash. Many shrubs, however, also have opposite branching, such as dogwoods and viburnums. [To return to previous page, click your browser's BACK button then scroll through the page to your last location
Of two organs arising at the same level on opposite sides of the stem.
A leaf or bud arrangement in which leaves and buds are situated in opposing pairs along a twig.
Arranged two at each node, on opposite sides of the axis.