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whorled

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whorled  (hwôrld, wôrld, hwûrld, wûrld)
adj.
Having or forming whorls or a whorl: whorled flower parts; a whorled textile pattern.
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Adj.1.whorledwhorled - in the shape of a coil              
coiled - curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals); "a coiled snake ready to strike"; "the rope lay coiled on the deck"
2.whorledwhorled - forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
cyclic - forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; "cyclic petals"; "cyclic flowers"


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