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:
verticillasters

Origin of Verticillaster

  • New Latin verticillastēr Latin verticillus whorl verticil Latin astēr star aster

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin verticillus a whirl + aster a star.

    From Wiktionary

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