See whorl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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[
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[
"flower",
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[
"organ",
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[
"stem",
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"(botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem."
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"biology",
"botany",
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],
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"sense": "circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs.",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
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"sense": "circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs.",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"sense": "circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs.",
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"feminine"
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"masculine"
],
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"sense": "circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs.",
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"masculine"
],
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"neuter"
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"A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell."
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[
"volution",
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"spire",
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[
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"(zoology) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell."
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"neuter"
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"masculine"
],
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"masculine"
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{
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"sense": "weight attached to a spindle",
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"feminine"
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"feminine"
],
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"word": "пря́слице"
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{
"_dis1": "6 9 6 9 70",
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"feminine"
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"feminine"
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"ref": "2008 February 12, Jennifer Dunning, “Modern Style, Old-Fashioned Virtues”, in New York Times:",
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"sense": "weight attached to a spindle",
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