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verticillaster
[ vur-tuh-si-las-ter ]
noun
Botany.
- 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
- 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
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Derived Forms
- verticillastrate, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- ·پ···ٰٱ [vur, -t, uh, -si-las-treyt, -trit], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of verticillaster1
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of verticillaster1
C19: from New Latin; see verticil , -aster
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Verticillaster, a false whorl, formed of a pair of opposite cymes.
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