whorled (adj.)

  1. in the shape of a coil

    [ Syn: coiling , helical , spiral , spiraling , volute , voluted , turbinate ]

  2. forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)

    [ Syn: verticillate , verticillated ]

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