| ADJECTIVE | all | whorled, coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, turbinate | in the shape of a coil |
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| all | whorled, verticillate, verticillated | forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) |
| Meaning | In the shape of a coil. | |
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| Synonyms | coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, turbinate | |
| Broader | coiled | curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals) |
| Meaning | forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem). | |
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| Synonyms | verticillate, verticillated | |
| Broader | cyclic | forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl |