ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Cyclic flower

A cyclic flower is just like a pretty plant with petals that go around in a circle, like a pizza with slices. Imagine you have a pizza and you cut it into pieces with a curvy pizza cutter. Now, picture each slice as a petal on a flower.

But, flowers are a little more complicated than pizzas. Sometimes, they don't have the same number of petals as a pizza has slices. This could happen because the petals of a flower usually grow in a circle or a spiral, but not all circles have the same amount of petals.

So, the next time you're outside and you see a beautiful flower, take a close look at the petals and see if they're in a perfect circle or an interesting spiral!