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Whorled

A condition in which 3 or more structures of the same type, such as leaves or flowers, attach to a stem or branch at the same point.
 
Figure A.  Whorled leaves of cleavers.  (Galium aparine)
 
Figure B.  Whorls of flowers in leaf axils.  Wild basil.
(Clinopodium vulgare)

 

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