The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
verticillate — [vər tis′ə lit, vər tis′əlāt΄; vʉr΄tə sil′āt΄] adj. [ModL verticillatus < verticillus] Bot. arranged in or having verticils: also verticillated verticillation n … English World dictionary
verticillate — adjective Date: circa 1793 arranged in whorls … New Collegiate Dictionary
verticillate — adj. [L. verticillus, small whorl] Whorled; provided with whorls of fine hairs; having spines arranged in nodes or whorls … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
verticillate — verticillately, adv. verticillation, n. /veuhr tis euh lit, layt , verr teuh sil ayt, it/, adj. Biol. 1. disposed in or forming verticils or whorls, as flowers or hairs. 2. having flowers, hairs, etc., so arranged or disposed. Also, verticillated … Universalium
verticillate — adjective Forming whorls … Wiktionary
verticillate — Disposed in the form of a verticil. * * * ver·tic·il·late (vər tisґĭ lāt) [L. vertex a whorl] arranged in the form of a whorl … Medical dictionary
verticillate — adj. grouping of leaves or flowers arranged in a circular manner (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
verticillate — ver·ticil·late … English syllables
verticillate — /vɜˈtɪsələt/ (say ver tisuhluht), / leɪt/ (say layt) adjective 1. disposed in or forming verticils or whorls, as flowers, etc. 2. (of plants) having flowers, etc., so arranged or disposed. Also, verticillated. {Latin verticillus + ate1}… …
verticillate — adjective forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem) • Syn: ↑verticillated, ↑whorled • Similar to: ↑cyclic … Useful english dictionary
