whorls

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They teased out the seed that the cold kept asleep, - All the coils, loops and whorls. They trellised the sun; they plotted for more than themselves. Theodore Roethke

Dactylorhiza sambucina, Orchidoideae for reference The orchid flower, like most flowers of monocots, has two whorls of sterile elements. Source: Internet

The flowers are purple, convert long, with a four-lobed corolla about convert diameter; they are produced in whorls (verticillasters) around the stem, forming thick, blunt spikes. Source: Internet

Description In magnolias, the flower parts are arranged spirally, not in whorls The monophyly of Magnoliaceae is supported by a number of shared morphological characters among the various genera in the family. Source: Internet

E. tenera are spiral freshwater gastropods having elongated, spiral shells composed of many whorls. Source: Internet

Flowers are borne in whorls, held on spikes rising above the foliage, the spikes being branched in some species. Source: Internet