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Calyx

The covering of a flower. See Flower.

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Coil 76% connected

To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.

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Curl 76% connected

To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.

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Gyre 76% connected

A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit.

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Ringlet 76% connected

A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring.

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Roll 76% connected

To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surfac…

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Scroll 76% connected

A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list.

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Whorl 76% connected

A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

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Hull 76% connected

The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.

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Pappus 76% connected

The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositae; also, the scales, awns, or bri…

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Containing whole 4

Chlamys 70% connected

A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient Greeks; a kind of cloak.

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Perianth 70% connected

The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.

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Perigone 70% connected

Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower; a perianth.

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Perigonium 70% connected

Same as Perigone.

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Component part 1

Sepal 70% connected

A leaf or division of the calyx.

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