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circinate vernation

A form of vernation in which the leaf primordia are rolled in on themselves from the apex to the base, so that the apex is in the middle of the coil (see illustration at vernation). It is seen in most ferns (except the Ophioglossales) and in certain of the cycads and extinct seed ferns.

 
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