VERTICILLASTERS

Noun

verticillasters

plural of verticillaster

Source: Wiktionary


VERTICILLASTER

Ver`ti*cil*las"ter, a. Etym: [NL., fr. L. verticillus a whirl + aster a star.] (Bot.)

Definition: A whorl of flowers apparently of one cluster, but composed of two opposite axillary cymes, as in mint. See Illust. of Whorl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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