Whorl

A set of similar organs arranged in a circle around a central axis.


A ring-like arrangement of similar parts arising from a common point or node.


Ring of leaves or flowers radiating out horizontally from a central point.


Leaves, petals, or branches arranged in a ring manner.


More than two plant parts, such as leaves or flowers, attached in a circle around one point on a stalk.


Arrangement of similar anatomical parts, such as leaves or flowers, in a circle around a point on an axis.


A circular set of leaves or petals surrounding a stem.


A cycle or a verticil, that is, a group of leaves or other structures at a particular.


Arranged in a circle around the stem.


Three or more leaves or flower parts radiating outward from a stem node.


Usually of leaves, an arrangement where three or more arise at the same node, as in rhododendrons Flowers can grow in whorls around the stalk also, as in Primula malacoides.


Three or more parts attached at the same point along a stem and often surrounding the stem; usually referring to leaves.


Something wound in a continuous series of loops so as to resemble a coil of rope; used in forensic medicine to describe types of fingerprints. May also refer to a spiral arrangement of heart muscle fibers.


A spiral arrangement of cardiac muscle fibers.


Three or more flowers or leaves arranged in a ring.


Leaves or flowers arising from the same point and encircling the stem.


Hair that forms in a circular pattern on the crown of the head.


 


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