verticil

[vur-tuh-sil]

noun

Botany, Zoology.

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

verticil

/ ˈvɜːtɪˌsɪl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of verticil¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of verticil¹

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

Example Sentences

The adhesion or cohesion of different floral verticils or sets of organs.

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This suppression when confined to the parts of certain verticils makes the flower asymmetrical.

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Stamens 12 in 4 verticils, 9 fertile and 3 inner sterile.

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In panicles, especially when they are diffuse, the primary branches may be disposed irregularly or in verticils on the main axis.

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Meiophylly of the flower as a whole.—In the preceding sections a reduction in the parts of each individual whorl has been considered without reference to similar diminution in neighbouring verticils.

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