Verticillaster Definition
vûrtĭ-sə-lăstər
noun
An almost circular flower arrangement formed by a pair of dichasia facing each other on the stem, as in some mints.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Verticillaster
Noun
Singular:
verticillaster
Plural:
verticillastersOrigin of Verticillaster
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New Latin verticillastēr Latin verticillus whorl verticil Latin astēr star aster
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin verticillus a whirl + aster a star.
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