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.
OTHER WORDS FROM verticillaster
ver·ti·cil·las·trate [vur-tuh-si-las-treyt, -trit] /ˈvɜr tə sɪˌlæs treɪt, -trɪt/, adjectiveWords nearby verticillaster
vertical transmission,
vertical union,
vertically challenged,
vertices,
verticil,
verticillaster,
verticillate,
verticillium wilt,
vertiginous,
vertigo,
vertisol
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), adjectiveWord Origin for verticillaster
C19: from New Latin; see
verticil,
-aster