Etymology

verticillate

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Today it means: Forming or having whorls Full definition →

Latin verticillātus
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The story

  1. Latinvertex
  2. Latinverticillus
  3. Latinverticillātus
  4. English todayverticillate

Borrowed from Latin verticillātus.

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