verticil
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ver·ti·cil
(vûr′tĭ-sĭl′)n.
A circular arrangement, as of flowers, leaves, or hairs, growing about a central point; a whorl.
[Latin verticillus, the whorl of a spindle, diminutive of vertex, vertic-, highest point; see vertex.]
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verticil
(ˈvɜːtɪˌsɪl)n
(Biology) biology a circular arrangement of parts about an axis, esp leaves around a stem
[C18: from Latin verticillus whorl (of a spindle), from vertex]
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ver•ti•cil
(ˈvɜr tə sɪl)n.
a whorl of leaves around a point on an axis.
[1695–1705; < Latin verticillus spindle whorl derivative of vertex vertex]
ver•tic•il•late (vərˈtɪs ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˌvɜr təˈsɪl eɪt, -ɪt)
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Verticil
a number or set of organs or parts of items arranged in a circle or round an axis, 1793.Examples: verticil of beads, 1703; of branches, 1881; of leaves, 1872.
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