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whorled leaves

Spanish translation: hojas verticiladas

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English term or phrase:whorled leaves
Spanish translation:hojas verticiladas
Entered by: scar999

16:36 Oct 5, 2020
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Botany / leaves
English term or phrase: whorled leaves
Es un glosario de tipos de hojas

Types of leaves

Whorled leaves- Three or more leaves grow from the same node; example: lemonwood
scar999
Mexico
Local time: 16:39
hojas verticiladas
Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?q="hojas verticiladas"&sxsrf=A...
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Ana Vozone
Local time: 23:39
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¡Gracias!
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Summary of answers provided
2 +3hojas verticiladas
Ana Vozone
5hojas verticiladas
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4hojas en espiral
Andrew Bramhall
Summary of reference entries provided
Whorled leaves, previous KudoZ question (2009)
Toni Castano

  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
hojas verticiladas


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?q="hojas verticiladas"&sxsrf=A...

Ana Vozone
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
¡Gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi
8 mins
  -> Thank you, Mónica!
agree  Toni Castano
35 mins
  -> Thank you, Toni!
agree  Antonella Perazzoni
2 days 2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Antonella!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
hojas verticiladas


Explanation:
https://educalingo.com/es/dic-es/verticilada

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 17:39
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hojas en espiral


Explanation:
Whorled - definition of whorled by The Free Dictionary
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/whorled
Adj. 1. whorled - in the shape of a coil. coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, turbinate. coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck". 2.

Whorled - Medical Dictionary · Whorl
Whorled | Definition of Whorled at Dictionary.com
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/whorled
Turbinate: Shaped like a whipping-top; whorled from a broad base to an apex. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold Leaves mostly opposite; flowers axillary or whorled ; petals crumpled, or none.

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Reference comments


40 mins
Reference: Whorled leaves, previous KudoZ question (2009)

Reference information:
Nearly the same question was asked back in 2009 with the following outcome:

https://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-spanish/architecture/3...

Well, a wrong answer chosen (once again) as most helpful...

Wikipedia also helps in this case:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whorl_(botany)
Whorl (botany)
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verticilo
Verticilo

I hope this helps.

Toni Castano
Spain
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  Andrew Bramhall: Agree that 3rd best answer of 3 was chosen there;
52 mins
  -> Then post your opinion there, you are still on time.
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