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Meaning of "whorls"

Whorl: A noun that refers to a pattern of spirals or circles, resembling a fingerprint or the growth pattern of hair. This term is frequently used in biology to describe certain plant or animal formations
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The whorls are rounded and reticulately ribbed.
The five subsequent whorls are moderately rounded.
The whorls are longitudinally tuberculated at the angles.
They are arranged in whorls along the stems.
The whorls above the base are flat.
The shoulders of the whorls are often angular.
The whorls are usually narrowly shouldered above.
The two apical whorls are very small.
The whorls are flattened near the suture.
There are ar least two whorls in the protoconch.
The next whorls are gradually increasing in size.
The columella and inner whorls are dissolved.
The eight whorls increase regularly in size.
Tell me you are seeing whorls and ridges.
The rounded whorls are closely spirally striated.

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They have leaves alternate or opposite or in whorls.
The apical whorls are white and eroded.
The branching inflorescence has whorls of flowers.
Only the upper whorls are distinctly decussate.
Whorls on the fetlocks are thought to bring victory.
The embryonic whorls are rounded and smooth.
The shell has five or six whorls.
The four whorls have an impressed suture.
There are axial ribs especially on upper whorls.
The other whorls are not very apparent.
These are followed by about six subsequent whorls.
The two whorls of the protoconch are small.
It is composed of eight convex and subcarinated whorls.
The upper whorls have concentric ribs.
Its perspective shows all the whorls.
The eight whorls increase very slowly.
The leaves are borne in tightly packed whorls.
The whorls are shortly and obliquely ribbed.
The eight subsequent whorls are moderately rounded.
All whorls are visible from either side.
Some of the spire whorls are finely beaded.
The whorls number a trifle over three.
The shell of embryo has three whorls.
The smooth whorls are nodulous at the shoulder.
The spire consists of about nine whorls.
The next whorls are clearly by a linear suture.
The spire contain seven or more whorls.
The whorls of the protoconch are smooth.
It contains ten or eleven whorls when adult.
The seven whorls of the teleoconch are flat.
The pointed spire is composed of seven whorls.
The about five whorls are slightly convex.
The fusiform shell consists of ten whorls.
The three upper whorls are finely plaited.
The whorls of the teleoconch are strongly rounded.

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