| NOUN | shape | gyre, coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, scroll | a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) |
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| Meaning | A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). | |
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| Synonyms | coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, scroll | |
| Narrower | calyx | (botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud |
| corolla | (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth | |
| verticil | A whorl of leaves growing around a stem | |
| Broader | round shape | A shape that is curved and without sharp angles |
| Spanish | forma espiral | |
| Catalan | forma espiral | |
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