sycamore seed
Helicopter tree seed
The winged seed of a sycamore tree, designed to spin as it falls and carry on the wind.
Children call them helicopters or whirlybirds for the way they spiral down: We threw sycamore seeds from the balcony and watched them twirl.
Technically a samara—a dry fruit with a papery wing.
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- helicopter spinSpinning body rotation midair
- whirligigToy that rotates
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- spinning downRotation gradually ceasing
falling · nose dive · winged · maple · samara · twirling · propeller · maple key · drift · autumn · falling leaf · wind · autumn breeze · flight · pod · papery · flutter · descending