whorled

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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

Department botanists confirmed that a population of small whorled pogonia has been documented on Winooski Valley Park District conservation land in Chittenden County.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Infectious, whorled melodies sit at the center of Hazama’s lush orchestrations for m_unit, a 13-piece jazz-meets-classical ensemble featuring strings, horns, vibraphone and a standard rhythm section.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 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