whorled
Example Sentences
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If there are three or more leaves connected at a node, the leaf arrangement is classified as whorled.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The small whorled pogonia is a globally rare orchid historically found across the eastern states and Ontario.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
Its whorled shoots are tiny, typically shorter than eight inches and less than an inch thick.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2019
I've grown especially fond of the bean y queso, a fat, bulging tube filled with a creamy mash of Peruvian beans whorled with molten white cheese and a smoky salsa verde.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2019
Then it resumes, the twin wands of its horns extending, dragging its whorled shell atop the sled of its body.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
