| Common Name | Distaff spindle |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Poutiers, J.M., 1998 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st Modifier | morphology |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'spindle', i.e., round stick with tapered ends used in hand twisting yarn; 'distaff' from Old English, 'dis', i.e., bunch of flax, and 'staef', i.e., stick or spinning stick. |