whorl /ˈhwɔr(ə)l, ˈwɔr(ə)l, ˈ(h)wɚ/
輪生體,螺紋,螺旋一環,渦(vt.)使成渦漩
whorl /ˈhwor(ə)l, ˈwɔr(ə)l, ˈ(h)wɝ(ə)l/ 名詞
螺環,輪,殼階(軟體動物),毛輪(輪蟲,昆蟲),渦(指紋),斗形指紋,斗形紋
Whorl n.
1. Bot. A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
2. Zool. A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
3. Spinning The fly of a spindle.
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whorl
n 1: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles [syn:
coil, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre,
scroll]
2: a strand or cluster of hair [syn: lock, curl, ringlet]
3: a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous
series of loops; "a coil of rope" [syn: coil, spiral,
volute, helix]