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Definition of whorl
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Whorl (n. & v.) A
volution,
or turn, of the spire of a
univalve
shell..
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Paucispiral
::
Paucispiral
(a.)
Having
few
spirals,
or
whorls;
as, a
paucispiral
operculum
or
shell..
Involucre
::
Involucre
(n.) A whorl or set of
bracts
around
a
flower,
umbel,
or
head..
Volution
::
Volution
(n.) A whorl of a
spiral
shell.
Turban
::
Turban
(n.) The whole set of
whorls
of a
spiral
shell.
Spur-shell
::
Spurry
(n.) An
annual
herb
(Spergula
arvensis)
with
whorled
filiform
leaves,
sometimes
grown in
Europe
for
fodder..
Sutured
::
Suture
(n.) A seam, or
impressed
line, as
between
the
segments
of a
crustacean,
or
between
the
whorls
of a
univalve
shell..
Right-handed
::
Right-handed
(a.)
Having
the
whorls
rising
from left to
right;
dextral;
-- said of
spiral
shells.
See
Illust.
of
Scalaria.
Turbinated
::
Turbinated
(a.)
Spiral
with the
whorls
decreasing
rapidly
from a large base to a
pointed
apex; -- said of
certain
shells.
Vermetus
::
Vermetus
(n.) Any one of many
species
of
marine
gastropods
belonging
to
Vermetus
and
allied
genera,
of the
family
Vermetidae.
Their
shells
are
regularly
spiral
when
young,
but later in life the
whorls
become
separate,
and the shell is often
irregularly
bent and
contorted
like a worm
tube..
Whorl
::
Whorl (n. & v.) The fly of a
spindle.
Whorl
::
Whorl (n. & v.) A
volution,
or turn, of the spire of a
univalve
shell..
Verticillated
::
Verticillated
(a.)
Arranged
in a
transverse
whorl or
whorls
like the rays of a
wheel;
as,
verticillate
leaves
of a
plant;
a
verticillate
shell..
Whorled
::
Whorled
(a.)
Furnished
with
whorls;
arranged
in the form of a whorl or
whorls;
verticillate;
as,
whorled
leaves..
Turritella
::
Turritella
(n.) Any
spiral
marine
gastropod
belonging
to
Turritella
and
allied
genera.
These
mollusks
have an
elongated,
turreted
shell,
composed
of many
whorls.
They have a
rounded
aperture,
and a horny
multispiral
operculum..
Scepterellate
::
Scepterellate
(a.)
Having
a
straight
shaft with
whorls
of
spines;
-- said of
certain
sponge
spicules.
See
Illust.
under
Spicule.
Scalaria
::
Scalaria
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
marine
gastropods
of the genus
Scalaria,
or
family
Scalaridae,
having
elongated
spiral
turreted
shells,
with
rounded
whorls,
usually
crossed
by ribs or
varices.
The color is
generally
white or pale.
Called
also
ladder
shell,
and
wentletrap.
See
Ptenoglossa,
and
Wentletrap..
Bedstraw
::
Bedstraw
(n.) A genus of
slender
herbs,
usually
with
square
stems,
whorled
leaves,
and small white
flowers..
Chara
::
Chara (n.) A genus of
flowerless
plants,
having
articulated
stems and
whorled
branches.
They
flourish
in wet
places..
Turreted
::
Turreted
(a.)
Furnished
with a
turret
or
turrets;
specifically
(Zool.),
having
the
whorls
somewhat
flattened
on the upper side and often
ornamented
by
spines
or
tubercles;
-- said of
certain
spiral
shells..
Woodroof
::
Woodroof
(n.) A
little
European
herb
(Asperula
odorata)
having
a
pleasant
taste.
It is
sometimes
used for
flavoring
wine. See
Illust.
of
Whorl.
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