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What does whorl mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word whorl? Here's what it means.

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