interrupted
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
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In·ter·rupt·ed
a.
1. Broken; intermitted; suddenly stopped.
2. (Bot.) Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf.
Oxford Dictionary of Architecture & Landscaping:
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interrupted
Taylor's Dictionary for Gardeners:
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interrupted
A rarely used term describing an inflorescence having flowers unevenly distributed along the axis, with conspicuous gaps.
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