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Verticil

A circle either of leaves or flowers about a stem at the same node; a whorl.

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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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