verticillate
/vərˈtɪsəˌleɪt/
adjective
- Arranged in whorls (circular sets) around a central point, especially in plants.
- In the garden, the verticillate arrangement of the branches made the shrub look like a tiered fountain.
- Botanists noted the verticillate pattern of the flower's petals.
- The leaves of this plant are verticillate, growing in rings around the stem.
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