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verticillaster definition

ver·ti·cil·las·ter (vʉr′tə si las′tər)

noun

Bot. an almost circular flower arrangement formed by a pair of dichasia facing each other on the stem, as in some mints

Etymology: ModL: see verticil & -aster

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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