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Such well-defined patterns are examples of phylotaxis from the Greek 'phyllon' meaning leaf and 'taxis' meaning order.
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Such well-defined patterns are examples of phylotaxis from the Greek 'phyllon' meaning leaf and 'taxis' meaning order.
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The name pyrophyllite comes from the Greek words pyr meaning fire and phyllon meaning leaf, a reference to the fact that it flakes when heated.
Talc 2008
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In the passage το φυλλον περικαρπιου σκεπασμα, το δε περικαρπιον καρπου {to phyllon perikarpiou skepasma, to de perikarpion karpou}, in the _De anima_ the word does not, however, seem to have the full technical force that Theophrastus gives to it.
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The name pyrophyllite comes from the Greek words pyr meaning fire and phyllon meaning leaf, a reference to the fact that it flakes when heated.
missanthropist commented on the word phyllon
Greek Leaf.
July 10, 2008