whorl
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/wɜːrl/
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/wɜːl/
A whorl is a pattern that looks like a circle made up of smaller circles inside bigger ones, like the lines on your fingertips.
The whorls on your fingertips are unique to you.
你指尖上的螺旋纹是独一无二的。
A whorl is also a ring of leaves, flowers, or other parts that grow around the stem of a plant in a circular pattern.
The plant had a whorl of bright green leaves near the base of the stem.
植物在茎的基部附近有一圈鲜绿色的叶子。