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whorl
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whorl
1. Botany a radial arrangement of three or more petals, stamens, leaves, etc., around a stem
2. Zoology a single turn in a spiral shell
3. one of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint, formed by several complete circular ridges one inside another

whorl [wərl]
(botany)
An arrangement of several identical anatomical parts, such as petals, in a circle around the same point.
(forensic science)
A fingerprint pattern in which at least two deltas are present with a recurve in front of each.


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