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verticillus

verticillus noun: a whorl; a verticil.

Noun

verticillus (plural verticilli)

  1. A whorl; a verticil.

Forms of verticillus

pluralverticilli

Origin of verticillus

Borrowed from Latin verticillus.

Questions about verticillus

What does verticillus mean?
Verticillus means a whorl; a verticil.
What part of speech is verticillus?
Verticillus is a noun.
What is the plural of verticillus?
The plural of verticillus is verticilli.

Words near verticillus in the dictionary

  1. verticillately
  2. verticillatine
  3. verticillation
  4. verticilli
  5. verticillium
  6. verticillus
  7. verticils
  8. verticities
  9. verticity
  10. verticle
  11. verticomental

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