spirale

spirale — noun

1. In plants, the natural spiral order in which leaves, petals, seeds, or other par

1.名詞C2
釋義

In plants, the natural spiral order in which leaves, petals, seeds, or other parts grow around a central stem or axis — for instance, the curved rows of seeds on a sunflower head or the overlapping scales of a pine cone.

例句

The spirale of bracts on the pineapple gives the fruit its familiar diamond-like surface.

collocation: spirale of bracts

Professor Min-Jee asked the class to trace the spirale of petals around each daisy head.

passive structure: asked ... to trace the spirale of

同義詞
  • spiral arrangement

    less technical; the everyday phrase for the same botanical pattern

  • phyllotaxis

    the broader scientific term for any leaf arrangement pattern, including spirals, whorls, and opposite pairs

反義詞
  • whorl

    an arrangement where three or more leaves or petals grow from the same node, forming a ring rather than a spiral

文法句型

the spirale of + noun phrase

spirale + preposition + noun phrase

用法筆記

Almost exclusively used in botanical writing; other fields use the broader term 'spiral'. The spirale is commonly described by the number of clockwise and counter-clockwise curves visible on the plant surface.

常見錯誤

❌The petals grew in a spirale shape.
✅The petals grew in a spirale.
💡'Spirale' is itself the pattern, not a modifier; use 'spiral' as an adjective.
❌The spirale of the staircase was elegant.
✅The spirale of the sunflower head follows the Fibonacci sequence.
💡'Spirale' is a botanical term; for non-plant spirals use 'spiral'.