verticil

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verticil - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Verticil \Ver"ti*cil\, n. [L. verticillus, dim. of vertex a
     whirl: cf. F. verticille. See Vertex.] (Bot.)
     A circle either of leaves or flowers about a stem at the same
     node; a whorl. [Written also verticel.]
     [1913 Webster]

verticil - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  verticil
      n 1: a whorl of leaves growing around a stem