ptyxis

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/ˈtɪksɪs/

noun

The way in which an individual leaf is folded in the bud.

OriginNew Latin ptyxis ← Ancient Greek πτύξις →
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Meanings

nounptyxis (countable and uncountable, plural ptyxes)

plural ptyxes

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe way in which an individual leaf is folded in the bud.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπτύξις“a folding”
  2. New Latinptyxis
  3. Englishptyxis

From New Latin ptyxis, from Ancient Greek πτύξις (ptúxis, “a folding”).

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APA

ptyxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ptyxis

MLA

“ptyxis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ptyxis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ptyxis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ptyxis.

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