whorled

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The arrangement of leaves along a stem where a cluster of three or more leaves occurs at the same juncture on the stem In winter (after leaf drop for deciduous plants), the arrangement can be determined by looking at the leaf scars on the dormant twigs, such as in Catalpa
{s} coiled, spiral shaped; having a circle of leaves (Botany)
Having or forming whorls or a whorl: whorled flower parts; a whorled textile pattern
formed from whorls; having whorls
forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
like the pattern basic to the human fingerprint
3 or more leaves or other structures around a node
in the shape of a coil
Where three or more leaves of a plant are arranged at the same level on a stem
a spiral arrangement
Referring to the arrangement of leafs on a stem When at least three leaves originate from a single node, it is called whorled It can also describe the arrangement of buds in the same way
Arranged in three or more along an axis; three or more leaves per node
Having parts placed in threes or more at the same level on a stem Woolly Bearing
three or more leaves at the site of the leaf attachment
Three or more leaves arranged in a whorl arround the stem
Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves
looped
whorled aster
North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers
whorled caraway
a caraway with whorled leaves
whorled loosestrife
common North American yellow-flowered plant
whorled milkweed
milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers
whorl
A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle, compare 1460
whorl
A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem
whorl
A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell
whorl
An arrangement of leaves or branches in a circle around a stem or tree trunk
whorl
A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle, cf. 1460
whorl
A ring or circle of plant organs arising close together, for example, leaves from a node, or a spiral of conifer branches from a main stem
whorl
A circle of leaves round the stem, as in Bunchberry
whorl
An arrangement of similar anatomical parts (such as leaves) in a circle around a point on an axis
whorl
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
whorl
is the circular arrangement of three or more flowers, parts of a flower, leaves, or shoots arising from a stem of a plant
whorl
Arranged in a circular pattern, radiating from the center
whorl
A pattern of concentric circles
whorl
Also Spindle whorl A terracotta, stone or metal weight which acts as a flywheel giving momentum to maintain the spindle in motion when spinning An older name for these was pixies' grindstones
whorl
a collection of three or more similar organs projecting from a node (see pictorial glossary)
whorl
A whorl is a spiral shape, for example the pattern on the tips of your fingers. He stared at the whorls and lines of her fingertips. dense whorls of red-purple flowers
whorl
Buds, flowers, leaves or shoots arising from the same node, usually 3 or more
whorl
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
whorl
A circle of floral organs or branches or leaves at a node
whorl
a strand or cluster of hair
whorl
a number of leaves evenly spaced around the stem
whorl
Three or more leaves at one node, encircling the stem and spreading outward like spokes of a wheel
whorl
A circle of three or more structures radiating outward from the same node For example, pines, spruces, and firs produce a terminal stem called the leader and a major whorl of lateral limbs at the base of the leader each year A node is the place on the stem of the tree where these limbs in the whorl attach
whorl
{i} spiral or circular arrangement of leaves or flowers (Botany); spiral (of a shell, fingerprint, etc.)
whorl
An arrangement of appendages, such as branches or leaves, such that all are equally spaced around the stem at the same point, much like the spokes of a wheel or the ribs of an umbrella
whorl
The fly of a spindle
whorl
Three or more parts attached at the same point along a stem or axis and often surrounding the stem | Return to Alphabet Bar |
whorl
Whorled: An arrangement of leaves where three or more arise from a single node
whorl
three or more leaves radiating from a single point wing expanded ridge as on a stem or fruit; one of the side petals on a pea plant see B
whorl
A circular arrangement of three or more leaves, flowers, or other parts at the same point or level
whorl
Three or more leaves, bracts or flowers attached in a circle or ring at the same point on a stem, like the spokes of a wheel See drawing of leaf arrangements
whorl
or verticel, an arrangement of leaves or flowers arisingfrom the same level on the stem
whorl
a pulley mounted on a spindle
whorl
Two to 10 or more branches growing in a ring at a node, surrounding the central leader or stem
whorl
A group of cells radiating from a common point
whorl
A circle of flowers, parts of a flower, or leaves arising from a single point From the Old English, hweorfan, "to turn "
whorl
A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem
whorl
a ring of branches coming off of a trunk at the same level