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VERTICILLATE
verticillate, verticillated, whorled
(adjective) forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
verticillate (comparative more verticillate, superlative most verticillate)
(botany) Forming or having whorls
Source: Wiktionary
Ver*tic"il*late, Ver*tic"il*la`ted, a. Etym: [See Verticil.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Definition: Arranged in a transverse whorl or whorls like the rays of a wheel; as, verticillate leaves of a plant; a verticillate shell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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