verticil

American  

[vur-tuh-sil] / ˈvɜr tə sɪl /

noun

Botany, Zoology.

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

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verticil British  

/ ˈvɜːtɪˌsɪl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of verticil

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

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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