Whorl

Whorl [ Botany ]
Adjective: Whorled

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

An arrangement of three or more similar parts or organs at the same level about an axis; hence whorled (cf. verticillate)

The circles in which the parts of plants are arranged upon the axis of growth.

Whorl of tepals in a flower of Harrisia jusbertii
(Compare: cyclic and acyclic)

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