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verticil

verticil noun: a whorl, a group of similar parts such as leaves radiating from a shared axis.

Noun

verticil (plural verticils)

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

Forms of verticil

pluralverticils

Origin of verticil

From Latin verticillum.

Questions about verticil

What does verticil mean?
Verticil means a whorl, a group of similar parts such as leaves radiating from a shared axis.
What part of speech is verticil?
Verticil is a noun.
What is the plural of verticil?
The plural of verticil is verticils.

Words near verticil in the dictionary

  1. vertice
  2. verticel
  3. verticels
  4. vertices
  5. verticial
  6. verticil
  7. verticillar
  8. verticillary
  9. verticillaster
  10. verticillasters
  11. verticillastrate

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