Etymology: (1425–75; whorle, whorvil, wharwyl, OE hwyrfel=hweorfa whorl of a spindle)
Definition of 'whorl'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
2. (noun)lock, curl, ringlet, whorl a strand or cluster of hair
3. (noun)coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops "a coil of rope"
Definition of 'whorl'
Webster Dictionary
1. whorl a circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem
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