Definitions for verticillatevərˈtɪs ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˌvɜr təˈsɪl eɪt, -ɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ver•ti•cilˈvɜr tə sɪl(n.)
a whorl of leaves around a point on an axis.
Category: Botany
Origin of verticil:
1695–1705; < L verticillus spindle whorl der. of vertexvertex
ver•tic•il•latevərˈtɪs ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˌvɜr təˈsɪl eɪt, -ɪt
Princeton's WordNet
verticillate, verticillated, whorled(adj)
forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
Wiktionary
verticillate(Adjective)
Forming whorls
Webster Dictionary
Verticillate(adj)
alt. of Verticillated
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