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Glossary of Botanical Terms:

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whorl: a ring of leaves, bracts or floral parts borne at the same level on a stem or axis. Fig. 2 F. See also verticillate, pseudowhorled.



Fig. 2. Leaf Arrangement. A, alternate; B, alternate and 2-ranked; C, opposite; D, opposite and decussate; E, equitant; F, whorled; G, pseudowhorled; H, imbricate; I, basal; J, fascicled.
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