whorl

  1. Noun.  A pattern of concentric circles.
  2. Noun.  (botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
  3. Noun.  (zoology) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
  4. Noun.  (archaic) A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle, compare 1460.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To form a pattern of concentric circles.

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