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单词 verticillaster
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verticillaster

[ vur-tuh-si-las-ter ]
/ ˌvɜr tə sɪˈlæs tər /

noun Botany.

an inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged in a seeming whorl, consisting in fact of a pair of opposite axillary, usually sessile, cymes, as in many mints.

Origin of verticillaster

1825–35; <Latin verticill(us) verticil + -aster1

OTHER WORDS FROM verticillaster

ver·ti·cil·las·trate [vur-tuh-si-las-treyt, -trit], /ˈvɜr tə sɪˌlæs treɪt, -trɪt/, adjective

Words nearby verticillaster

vertical tasting, vertical transmission, vertical union, vertices, verticil, verticillaster, verticillate, verticillium wilt, vertiginous, vertigo, vertisol
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Example sentences from the Web for verticillaster

  • Verticillaster, a false whorl, formed of a pair of opposite cymes.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for verticillaster

verticillaster
/ (ˌvɜːtɪsɪˈlæstə) /

noun

botany an inflorescence, such as that of the dead-nettle, that resembles a whorl but consists of two crowded cymes on either side of the stem

Derived forms of verticillaster

verticillastrate (ˌvɜːtɪsɪˈlæsˌtreɪt, -trɪt), adjective

Word Origin for verticillaster

C19: from New Latin; see verticil, -aster
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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