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verticillate

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ver⋅tic⋅il⋅late

  [ver-tis-uh-lit, -leyt, vur-tuh-sil-eyt, -it]
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–adjective Biology.
1. disposed in or forming verticils or whorls, as flowers or hairs.
2. having flowers, hairs, etc., so arranged or disposed.
Also, ver⋅tic⋅il⋅lat⋅ed.

Origin:
1660–70; < L verticill(us) verticil + -ate 1

Related forms:
ver⋅tic⋅il⋅late⋅ly, adverb
ver⋅tic⋅il⋅la⋅tion, noun
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ver·ti·cil·late   (vûr'tĭ-sĭl'ĭt, -āt')   
adj.  Arranged in or forming whorls or a whorl.
ver'ti·cil'late·ly adv., ver'ti·cil·la'tion n.
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verticillate ver·ti·cil·late (vûr'tĭ-sĭl'ĭt, -āt')
adj.
Arranged in or forming a whorl or whorls.

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