verticil

[ vur-tuh-sil ]

nounBotany, Zoology.
  1. a whorl or circle, as of leaves or hairs, arranged around a point on an axis.

Origin of verticil

1
1695–1705; <Latin verticillus spindle whorl, equivalent to vertic- (stem of vertex) vertex + -illus diminutive suffix

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verticil

/ (ˈvɜːtɪˌsɪl) /


noun
  1. biology a circular arrangement of parts about an axis, esp leaves around a stem

Origin of verticil

1
C18: from Latin verticillus whorl (of a spindle), from vertex

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