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verticille — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • whorl noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.

Senses

verticille is used for these senses in English:

  • verticillate (botany) Forming or having whorls
  • whorl (botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

whorl — full definition

  1. noun Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral.
  2. noun A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.
  3. noun A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve shell.
  4. noun Any volution, as for example in the human ear or fingerprint.

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