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whorled

  [hwurld, hwawrld, wurld, wawrld]
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–adjective
1. having a whorl or whorls.
2. disposed in the form of a whorl, as leaves.
Origin:
1770–80; whorl + -ed 3
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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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Whorled

Whorled\, a. Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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whorled (wôrld, wûrld)
adj.
Having, arranged in, or forming whorls or a whorl.

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