verticil

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noun

A whorl, a group of similar parts such as leaves radiating from a shared axis

OriginLatin verticillum →
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Meanings

nounverticil (plural verticils)

plural verticils

  1. biologyA whorl, a group of similar parts such as leaves radiating from a shared axis

Origin

  1. Latinverticillum
  2. Englishverticil

From Latin verticillum.

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APA

verticil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verticil

MLA

“verticil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verticil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verticil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verticil.

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