Contorted
Pronunciation : Con*tort"ed
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Twisted, or twisted together. "A contorted chain of icicles." Massinger.
2. (Bot.) (a) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants. (b) Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in contorted or convolute ?stivation.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913