When the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another without any particular direction, the condition is termed as

Vexillary

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Imbricate

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Twisted

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Valvate

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The correct option is B Imbricate
Aestivation is the arrangement of accessory floral organs (sepals or petals) in relation to one another in floral bud. It may be of valvate, twisted, vexillary or imbricate type. In imbricate aestivation, there is an irregular overlapping of petals and sepals by one another.

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