In botany, relating to or having flowers produced on the shoots or branches of the previous year.
From Greek 'clados' (branch) plus 'anthos' (flower), literally meaning 'branch-flowered.' This technical botanical term describes flowering patterns.
Botanists discovered that different plants flower in completely different patterns—some flower on this year's growth, others on last year's branches. These Greek-derived adjectives let them describe nature's intricate timing systems!
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