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There is no worse form of bikeshedding than naming pedantry.

Agreed. All variable names should be single-letters as the Greek Gods intended :D

The pattern in OP's project can be called phyllotaxis. This is supported by the link you provide which gives even looser examples that are still described as "exhibiting phyllotaxis". A lot of words refer to nature if you look into semantics, not surprising if you consider the amount of beautiful and useful patterns it gives us.

I disagree with sibling comments. You are correct to express the confounding implications of a word choice. And they have only detracted from the point you make.

Of course the design is cool and beautiful, but it is not the thing it is called here.