Definition of subalternate

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sub·al·ter·nate

b-ôl

r-n

t) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Subordinate.
Botany Arranged in an alternating pattern but tending to become opposite. Used of leaves.

OTHER FORMS:
sub·alter·nation (-n

n) KEY (Noun)

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