whorl

[Whorl]

Whorl describes something that looks like loops a strand of curly hair that boings back up when you pull in then let it go, a corkscrew, even the track of a roller coaster that spins you in every direction.

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A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

Noun
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

Noun
a strand or cluster of hair

Noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles


n. & v.
A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

n. & v.
A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.

n. & v.
The fly of a spindle.


Whorl

Whorl , n. [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD. worvel the whirl of a spindle. See Whirl, n. & v.] 1. (Bot.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem. 2. (Zo'94l.) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell. 3. (Spinning) The fly of a spindle.

A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

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