whorled

(hwôrld, wôrld, hwûrld, wûrld)
adj.
Having or forming whorls or a whorl: whorled flower parts; a whorled textile pattern.

(wôrld, wûrld)
adj.

Having, arranged in, or forming whorls or a whorl.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: like the pattern basic to the human fingerprint
  Synonym: looped

Meaning #2: in the shape of a coil
  Synonyms: coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, turbinate

Meaning #3: forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
  Synonyms: verticillate, verticillated

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