WHORL

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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

2.
n.

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

3.
n.

The fly of a spindle.


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