chorisis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χώρισις (khṓrisis, “separation”).

Noun

chorisis (uncountable)

  1. (botany) The separation of a leaf or floral organ into two more parts.

Usage notes
  • In collateral chorisis the parts are side by side. In parallel or median chorisis they are one in front of another.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for chorisis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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