pleiotaxy

noun

plei·​o·​taxy

ˈplīəˌtaksē

plural -es

: development of more than the normal number of parts (as bracts in a flower or inflorescence)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pleio- + -taxy

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