whorled

Definition of Whorled in English :

in the shape of a coil

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Whorled

noun

1. botany

a radial arrangement of three or more petals, stamens, leaves, etc, around a stem

2. zoology

a single turn in a spiral shell

3.

one of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint, formed by several complete circular ridges one inside another

Compare arch1 (sense 4b), loop1 (sense 10a)

4.

anything shaped like a coil

noun

1.

a small flywheel on a spindle, as for regulating the speed of a spinning wheel

2.

anything with a coiled or spiral appearance

; specif.,

a.

any of the circular ridges that form the design of a fingerprint

b. Botany

a circular growth of leaves, petals, etc. about the same point on a stem

c. Zoology

any of the turns in a spiral shell

adj.

Having or forming whorls or a whorl: whorled flower parts; a whorled textile pattern.