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WHORLED
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
Etymology
Adjective
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
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
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