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verticillaster

[ vur-tuh-si-las-ter ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. an inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged in a seeming whorl, consisting in fact of a pair of opposite axillary, usually sessile, cymes, as in many mints.


verticillaster

/ ˌvɜːtɪsɪˈlæsˌtreɪt; ˌvɜːtɪsɪˈlæstə; -trɪt /

noun

  1. botany an inflorescence, such as that of the dead-nettle, that resembles a whorl but consists of two crowded cymes on either side of the stem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • verticillastrate, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ver·ti·cil·las·trate [vur, -t, uh, -si-las-treyt, -trit], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of verticillaster1

1825–35; < Latin verticill ( us ) verticil + -aster 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of verticillaster1

C19: from New Latin; see verticil , -aster
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Example Sentences

Verticillaster, a false whorl, formed of a pair of opposite cymes.

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