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whorled

DEFINITIONS OF: whorled

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adj in the shape of a coil

Synonyms:
coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, turbinate, volute, voluted
coiled
curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)

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

Synonyms:
verticillate, verticillated
cyclic
forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl
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