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
Their table was laden with dusky cardamom marshmallows, delicate cookies showing off whorled thumbprints of black-pepper rose jam and lavender-flecked shortbread ready to crumble at a look.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2022
Just down the windy road, South Lake Tahoe was evacuated on Monday and was dead quiet as ash whorled through smoke like snow flakes would in a winter fog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
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
