Look up: whorl

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   whorl
   An arrangement of appendages, such as branches or leaves, such that all are equally spaced around the stem at the same point, much like the spokes of a wheel or the ribs of an umbrella
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   Whorl
   Where three or more organs are arranged around a node.
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   Whorl
   A circular arrangement of three or more leaves, flowers, or other parts at the same point or level.
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   Whorl
   Whorl noun [ Middle English whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to Anglo-Saxon hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; confer OD. worvel the whirl of a spindle. See Whirl , noun & v. ] 1. (Botany) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem. 2. (Zoo ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/36
   
   
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   whorl
   <botany> A ring of leaves, bracts or floral parts borne at the same level on a main stem. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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   Whorl
   `Whorl` is a type of spiral pattern. Other meanings of `whorl` include: * Whorl (mollusc), a single, complete 360š turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell ** Body whorl, in a mollusc shell the most recently formed whorl of a spiral shell, terminating in the aperture * A whorl of sepals or petals or leaves on plants, in which all the parts are attached at the same point and surround or wrap around the stem. * In biology a whorl might occur a...
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   whorl
   (hwerl) a spiral arrangement, as in the ridges on the finger that make up a fingerprint.
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   Whorl
   • (n. & v.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem. • (n. & v.) The fly of a spindle. • (n. & v.) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
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   whorl
   (from the article `gastropod`) The typical snail has a calcareous shell coiled in a spiral pattern around a central axis called the columella. Generally, the coils, or whorls, ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/34