whorled

[ hwurld, hwawrld, wurld, wawrld ]

/ ʰwɜrld, ʰwɔrld, wɜrld, wɔrld /

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adjective

having a whorl or whorls.

disposed in the form of a whorl, as leaves.

Origin of whorled

First recorded in 1770–80; whorl + -ed³

Words nearby whorled

whoreson, Whorf, Whorfian hypothesis, whorish, whorl, whorled, whort, whortleberry, who's, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, whose

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Example sentences from the Web for whorled

Its fragrant little yellow flowers are in whorled, axillary cymes, each cluster having from six to eight blossoms.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux
In the hairs of some of the foreign bats, the scales are whorled, forming very beautiful objects.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith
Turbinate: Shaped like a whipping-top; whorled from a broad base to an apex.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
Leaves mostly opposite; flowers axillary or whorled; petals crumpled, or none.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Herbs, with perfect flowers and alternate or opposite or whorled entire leaves.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Medical definitions for whorled

whorled

[ wôrld, wûrld ]

adj.

Having, arranged in, or forming whorls or a whorl.

单词	whorled
释义	whorled [ hwurld, hwawrld, wurld, wawrld ] / ʰwɜrld, ʰwɔrld, wɜrld, wɔrld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR whorled ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having a whorl or whorls. disposed in the form of a whorl, as leaves. Origin of whorled First recorded in 1770–80; whorl + -ed³ Words nearby whorled whoreson, Whorf, Whorfian hypothesis, whorish, whorl, whorled, whort, whortleberry, who's, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, whose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whorled Its fragrant little yellow flowers are in whorled, axillary cymes, each cluster having from six to eight blossoms. Field and Woodland Plants\|William S. Furneaux In the hairs of some of the foreign bats, the scales are whorled, forming very beautiful objects. An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope\|John William Griffith Turbinate: Shaped like a whipping-top; whorled from a broad base to an apex. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold Leaves mostly opposite; flowers axillary or whorled; petals crumpled, or none. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Herbs, with perfect flowers and alternate or opposite or whorled entire leaves. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Words related to whorled coiled, circling, bend, loop, whirl, churn, boil, roil, twirl, rolled, wound, radial, circular, scrolled, corkscrew, curled, perfect, convolute, form, curve Medical definitions for whorled whorled [ wôrld, wûrld ] adj. Having, arranged in, or forming whorls or a whorl. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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whorled

adjective

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adj.