verticillate
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ə adjective Biology.
1.
disposed in or forming verticils or whorls, as flowers or hairs.
2.
having flowers, hairs, etc., so arranged or disposed.
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verticillate (vɜːˈtɪsɪlɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˌvɜːtɪˈsɪleɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| biology having or arranged in whorls or verticils | |
| verticillately | |
| —adv | |
| verticillation | |
| —n | |
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Verticillate
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Medical Dictionary
verticillate ver·ti·cil·late (vûr'tĭ-sĭl'ĭt, -āt')
adj.
Arranged in or forming a whorl or whorls.
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Example sentences
Smaller, secondary sporangia form on short verticillate branchlets a short distance below the terminal sporangium.
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