whorl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: whorl	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for whorl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whorl n a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) Synonym(s): coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll a strand or cluster of hair Synonym(s): lock, curl, ringlet, whorl a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope" Synonym(s): coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[94]l.) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell. 3. (Spinning) The fly of a spindle.