Also Spindle whorl A terracotta, stone or metal weight which acts as a flywheel giving momentum to maintain the spindle in motion when spinning An older name for these was pixies' grindstones
A whorl is a spiral shape, for example the pattern on the tips of your fingers. He stared at the whorls and lines of her fingertips. dense whorls of red-purple flowers
A circle of three or more structures radiating outward from the same node For example, pines, spruces, and firs produce a terminal stem called the leader and a major whorl of lateral limbs at the base of the leader each year A node is the place on the stem of the tree where these limbs in the whorl attach
An arrangement of appendages, such as branches or leaves, such that all are equally spaced around the stem at the same point, much like the spokes of a wheel or the ribs of an umbrella
Three or more leaves, bracts or flowers attached in a circle or ring at the same point on a stem, like the spokes of a wheel See drawing of leaf arrangements