VERTICILLASTER Ver`ti*cil*las"ter, a. Etym: [NL., fr. L. verticillus a whirl + aster a star.] (Bot.)
Defn: A whorl of flowers apparently of one cluster, but composed of two opposite axillary cymes, as in mint. See Illust. of Whorl.
VERTICILLATE; VERTICILLATED
Ver*tic"il*late, Ver*tic"il*la`ted, a. Etym: [See Verticil.] (Bot. &
Zoöl.)
Defn: Arranged in a transverse whorl or whorls like the rays of a wheel; as, verticillate leaves of a plant; a verticillate shell.
VERTICILLUS
Ver`ti*cil"lus, n. Etym: [L., a whirl.] (Bot.)
Defn: A whorl; a verticil.
VERTICITY
Ver*tic"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. verticité. See Vertex.]
Defn: The quality or power of turning; revolution; rotation. [R.]
Locke.
I hardly believe he hath from elder times unknown the verticity of
the loadstone. Sir T. Browne.
VERTICLE
Ver"ti*cle, n. Etym: [L. verticula a joint.]
Defn: An axis; hinge; a turning point. E. Waterhouse.