verticil

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvɜːtɪˌsɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vûr′tə sil)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ver•ti•cil  (vûr′tə sil),USA pronunciation n. [Bot., Zool.]
  1. Botany, Zoologya whorl or circle, as of leaves or hairs, arranged around a point on an axis.
  • Latin verticillus spindle whorl, equivalent. to vertic- (stem of vertex) vertex + -illus diminutive suffix
  • 1695–1705

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
verticil / ˈvɜːtɪˌsɪl/
  1. a circular arrangement of parts about an axis, esp leaves around a stem
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin verticillus whorl (of a spindle), from vertex
'verticil' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
verticillaster - verticillate - verticillium wilt - whorl

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