whorled

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective in the shape of a coil
  2. adjective forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)

Etymology

From whorl + -ed.

In classic literature

Synonyms

coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, turbinate

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