verticillate, verticillated, whorled
(adjective) forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled, turbinate
(adjective) in the shape of a coil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
whorled (comparative more whorled, superlative most whorled)
formed from whorls; having whorls
Source: Wiktionary
Whorled, a.
Definition: Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.
Whorl, n. Etym: [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD. worvel the whirl of a spindle. See Whirl, n. & v.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
3. (Spinning)
Definition: The fly of a spindle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.