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subalternate
sub·al·ter·nate [ sub áwltərnət ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. with leaflets not fully alternate: describes a leaf whose leaflets are arranged in semistaggered rows, neither fully alternate nor fully opposite
2. subordinate: in a subordinate or inferior position

sub·al·ter·na·tion [ sub àwltər náysh'n ] noun
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