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diplostemonous
having two whorls of stamens, with the outer whorl opposite the sepals and the inner whorl opposite the petals. -
verticil
a whorl or circle, as of leaves or hairs, arranged around a point on an axis. -
basket flower
a composite plant, Centaurea americana, of central U.S. to Mexico, having raylike heads of tubular rose-colored flowers, each surrounded by a whorl of bracts making the flower head appear as if it is set in a basket. -
composite family
the large and varied plant family Compositae (or Asteraceae), typified by herbaceous plants having alternate, opposite, or whorled leaves and a whorl of bracts surrounding the flower heads, which are usually composed of a disk containing tiny petalless flowers and a ray of petals extending from the flowers at the rim of the disk, some flower heads being composed only of a disk or a ray and some plants having clusters of flower heads, and including the aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, and zinnia. -
convolution
Convolutions are curves on an object or design that has a lot of curves. -
crown imperial
a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem