equitant
/ˈɛkwɪtənt/
adjective
- Describing leaves that overlap each other at the base, like those of an iris or a gladiolus.
- Botanists use the term equitant to describe the overlapping leaf arrangement of certain plants.
- In the garden, the equitant leaves of the gladiolus create a fan-like shape.
- The iris has equitant leaves that fold around each other at the base.