opposite leaves

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• opposite — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere Date: 14th century 1. a. set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening line or space < opposite interior …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• opposite-leaved — | ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having opposite leaves …   Useful english dictionary

• opposite — op po*site ([o^]p p[ o]*z[i^]t or [o^]p p[ o]*s[i^]t), a. [F., fr. L. oppositus, p. p. of opponere. See {Opponent}.] 1. Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; often with to; as, a house opposite to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Opposite — may refer to: Opposite (semantics), a word that means the opposite of a word Botany: a kind of arrangement of leaves Additive inverse, in mathematics, taking the negative ( opposite ) of a number Opposite category or dual category, in category… …   Wikipedia

• opposite — oppositely, adv. oppositeness, n. /op euh zit, sit/, adj. 1. situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.… …   Universalium

• Leaves — Leaf Leaf (l[=e]f), n.; pl. {Leaves} (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[ a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[ o]f, Dan. l[ o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• opposite — adj., n., adv., & prep. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) having a position on the other or further side, facing or back to back. 2 (often foll. by to, from) a of a contrary kind; diametrically different. b being the other of a contrasted pair. 3 (of… …   Useful english dictionary

• opposite — adjective 1》 situated on the other or further side; facing.     ↘(of angles) between opposite sides of the intersection of two lines.     ↘Botany (of leaves or shoots) arising in pairs at the same level on opposite sides of the stem. 2》… …   English new terms dictionary

• opposite — op•po•site [[t]ˈɒp ə zɪt, sɪt[/t]] adj. 1) situated or lying face to face with something else or each other, or placed in corresponding positions across an intervening line, space, etc.: at opposite ends of a room[/ex] 2) contrary or radically… …   From formal English to slang

• opposite — /ˈɒpəsət / (say opuhsuht) adjective 1. placed or lying over against something else or each other, or in a corresponding position from an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room; opposite to our house. 2. contrary or… …  

• opposite —    Plant parts, usually leaves, that form pairs at nodes …   Herbal-medical glossary