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alternate Botany a. (of leaves, flowers, etc.) arranged singly at different heights on either side of the stem b. (of parts of a flower) arranged opposite the spaces between other parts alternate [′ȯl·tər·nət] (botany) Of the arrangement of leaves on opposite sides of the stem at different levels. Of the arrangement of the parts of one whorl between members of another whorl. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This continued for some weeks, the physicians visiting him on alternate days and treating him for two different disorders, with constantly enlarging doses of medicine and more and more rigorous nursing. " he seemed to repeat to himself at each alternate step; and in time to this, with stern but varied faces, the wall of soldiers burdened with knapsacks and muskets marched in step, and each one of these hundreds of soldiers seemed to be repeating to himself at each alternate step, "Left. After a day of alternate sleep and feeding I was so far recovered as to be able to get from my bunk to the scuttle, and see the green seas trying to keep pace with us. |
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