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Whorl (botany)
In botany, a
whorl
is an arrangement of
sepals
,
petals
,
leaves
,
stipules
or
branches
that radiate from a single point and surround or wrap around the stem. A whorl consists of at least three elements; a pair of
opposite leaves
is not called a whorl.
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