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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHORISIS
Cho "
ri
*
sis,
n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
(
Bot.
)
Defn:
The
separation
of
a
leaf
or
floral
organ
into
two
more
parts.
Note:
In
collateral
chorisis
the
parts
are
side
by
side.
--
In
parallel
or
median
chorisis
they
are
one
in
front
of
another.
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