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Noun Concept
Categories: Plant morphology, Botany stubs
EN
coil  whorl  roll  curl  curlicue
EN
A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) WordNet 3.0
English:
botany
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A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In botany, a whorl or verticil is a whorled arrangement of leaves, sepals, petals, stamens, or carpels that radiate from a single point and surround or wrap around the stem or stalk. Wikipedia
The attachment of sepals, petals, leaves, or branches at a single point Wikipedia Disambiguation
arrangement of leaves, sepals, stamens etc. that radiate from a point and surround the stem or stalk Wikidata
A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem. Wiktionary
Circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
round shape
HAS KIND
calyx
corolla
verticil
DERIVATION
gyrate
coil
curl
curl up
roll
+2 relations
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll
Wikipedia
EN
whorl (botany)
Wikidata
EN
whorl
Wiktionary
EN
whorl
Wikipedia Redirections
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whorls (botany)

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