GYRE
Dictionary entry overview: What does gyre mean? • GYRE (noun)
The noun GYRE has 1 sense:
1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Familiarity information: GYRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GYRE (noun)
Meaning:
A round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
curl; curlicue; gyre; ringlet; scroll; whorl; coil; roll
Hypernyms ("gyre" is a kind of...):
round shape (a shape that is curved and without sharp angles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gyre"):
corolla ((botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth)
calyx ((botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green)
verticil (a whorl of leaves growing around a stem)
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