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Word: whorl
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Noun:
- A pattern of concentric circles.
- archaic A flywheel, a weight attached to a spindle, cf. 1460.
- botany A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
- zoology A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
Source: Wiktionary
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