verticillate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vɜːˈtɪsɪlɪt/, /ˌvɜːtɪˈsɪleɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vər tis′ə lit, -lāt′, vûr′tə sil′āt, -it)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ver•tic•il•late  (vər tis′ə lit, -lāt′, vûr′tə sil′āt, -it),USA pronunciation adj. [Biol.]
  1. Biologydisposed in or forming verticils or whorls, as flowers or hairs.
  2. Biologyhaving flowers, hairs, etc., so arranged or disposed.
Also, ver•tic′il•lat′ed. 
  • Latin verticill(us) verticil + -ate1
  • 1660–70
ver•tic′il•late•ly, adv. 
ver•tic′il•la′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
verticillate / vɜːˈtɪsɪlɪt -ˌleɪt ˌvɜːtɪˈsɪleɪt/, verticillated / ˌvɜːtɪˈsɪleɪtɪd/
  1. having or arranged in whorls or verticils

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