verticillate adjective. [vǝ:tɪ'sɪlǝt, vǝ'tɪsɪlǝt] M17.
[from VERTICILLUS + -ATE².]
Botany & Zoology.
1. Having leaves, flowers, setae, etc., arranged in whorls. M17.

2. Of leaves, flowers, setae, etc.: arranged in whorls. L18.

3. Characterized by verticillation. M19.

■ ver'ticillated adjective (now rare) = VERTICILLATE L17.

■ vertici'llation noun the formation of verticils; a verticillate form or structure, a verticil: M19.

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