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Verticil

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.]

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verticil

n. (context chiefly botany English) A whorl, a group of similar parts such as leaves radiating from a shared axis

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verticil

n. a whorl of leaves growing around a stem

Usage examples of "verticil".

Only one trained to sense the whorls and verticils of the Force would get A.