verticil

(vʉr′tə sil′)

noun

Bot. a circular arrangement of leaves or flowers around a stem; whorl

Origin: ModL verticillus < L, a whirl, dim. of vertex: see vertex

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noun

A circular arrangement, as of flowers, leaves, or hairs, growing about a central point; a whorl.

Origin:

Origin: Latin verticillus, the whorl of a spindle

Origin: , diminutive of vertex, vertic-, highest point; see vertex

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