(circular arrangement of like parts)

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• whorl — [[t](h)wɜrl, (h)wɔrl, wɜrl, wɔrl[/t]] n. 1) bot a circular arrangement of like parts, as leaves or flowers, around a point on an axis; verticil 2) ivt one of the turns or volutions of a spiral shell 3) anything shaped like a coil 4) one of the… …   From formal English to slang

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