turbinate vs whorled

turbinate is a noun but whorled is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turbinate	Yes	Yes	No	No
whorled	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, turbinate and whorled are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of turbinate include coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, spiralling, volute, voluted.

turbinate (noun)	whorled (noun)
any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates

turbinate (adjective)	whorled (adjective)
of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages	forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
in the shape of a coil	in the shape of a coil