Whorled (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem).
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The leaves on the stem were whorled in groups of four, forming a unique pattern.
- A whorled arrangement of needles around the branch was characteristic of this pine species.
- Some succulents display whorled rosettes that tightly wrap around the plant's stem.
- This specific plant had a distinctive whorled leaf arrangement with seven leaves in each group.
- Whorled patterns on tree trunks, such as the spiral patterns of a whorled pine, were striking to behold.