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Answer for the clue "A whorl of leaves growing around a stem ", 8 letters:
verticil

Word definitions for verticil in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a whorl of leaves growing around a stem

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context chiefly botany English) A whorl, a group of similar parts such as leaves radiating from a shared axis

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Verticil \Ver"ti*cil\, n. [L. verticillus, dim. of vertex a whirl: cf. F. verticille. See Vertex .] (Bot.) A circle either of leaves or flowers about a stem at the same node; a whorl. [Written also verticel .]

Usage examples of verticil.

Only one trained to sense the whorls and verticils of the Force would get A.