whorled leaf arrangement; verticillate
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(of leaves) to grow in a whorled arrangement
technicalA technical botanical term describing leaf arrangement opposite to alternate or opposite phyllotaxy.
Jiā夹
zhú竹
táo桃
de的
yè叶
zi子
shì是
lún轮
shēng生
de的
。
The leaves of the oleander are arranged in whorls.
Zǐ梓
shù树
de的
lún轮
shēng生
yè叶
xù序
fēi非
cháng常
diǎn典
xíng型
。
The catalpa tree has a very typical whorled leaf arrangement.
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Lún轮
shēng生
shì是
zhí植
wù物
fēn分
lèi类
xué学
zhōng中
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
tè特
zhēng征
zhī之
yī一
。
Whorled arrangement is one of the common features in plant taxonomy.
Guān观
chá察
zhè这
zhǒng种
cǎo草
běn本
zhí植
wù物
de的
jīng茎
jié节
，
nǐ你
huì会
fā发
xiàn现
tā它
shì是
sān三
yè叶
lún轮
shēng生
。
Observing the nodes of this herbaceous plant, you will find it has leaves in whorls of three.