ver|tic´il|late|ly

ver|tic´il|late|ly
ver|tic|il|late «vur TIHS uh layt, -liht; VUR tuh SIHL ayt», adjective.
1. forming verticils or whorls: »

verticillate leaves or flowers.

2. Obsolete. having leaves, flowers, and other parts arranged or produced in circles or whorls around the stem.
[< New Latin verticillatus < Latin verticillus; see etym. under verticil (Cf.verticil)]
ver|tic´il|late|ly, adverb.

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  • ver|tic|il|late — «vur TIHS uh layt, liht; VUR tuh SIHL ayt», adjective. 1. forming verticils or whorls: »verticillate leaves or flowers. 2. Obsolete. having leaves, flowers, and other parts arranged or produced in circles or whorls around the stem. ╂[< New… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; …   English syllables

  • late — ab·late; ab·squat·u·late; ac·cep·ti·late; ac·e·tab·u·late; acet·y·late; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; acic·u·late; acid·u·late; ac·ry·late; ac·u·le·o·late; ac·u·min·u·late; ad·stip·u·late; ad·u·late; al·ve·o·late; am·bu·late; am·pul·late;… …   English syllables

  • ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… …   English syllables

  • verticil — ver•ti•cil [[t]ˈvɜr tə sɪl[/t]] n. bot a whorl of leaves around a point on an axis • Etymology: 1695–1705; < L verticillus spindle whorl der. of vertex vertex ver•tic•il•late vərˈtɪs ə lɪt, ˌleɪt, ˌvɜr təˈsɪl eɪt, ɪt …   From formal English to slang

  • Verticillate — Ver*tic il*late (?; 277), Verticillated Ver*tic il*la ted, a. [See {Verticil}.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Arranged in a transverse whorl or whorls like the rays of a wheel; as, verticillate leaves of a plant; a verticillate shell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Verticillated — Verticillate Ver*tic il*late (?; 277), Verticillated Ver*tic il*la ted, a. [See {Verticil}.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Arranged in a transverse whorl or whorls like the rays of a wheel; as, verticillate leaves of a plant; a verticillate shell. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Semiverticillate — Sem i*ver*tic il*late, a. Partially verticillate. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • diverticulate — di·ver·tic·u·late …   English syllables

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