ˈvərd.əˌsil noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin verticillus, from Latin, whorl of a spindle
: a circle or whorl of similar body parts (as flowers about a point on an axis or sensory hairs about an antennal joint)
ˈvərd.əˌsil noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin verticillus, from Latin, whorl of a spindle
: a circle or whorl of similar body parts (as flowers about a point on an axis or sensory hairs about an antennal joint)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012