VERTICIL


Meaning of VERTICIL in English

/verr"teuh sil/ , n. Bot., Zool.

a whorl or circle, as of leaves or hairs, arranged around a point on an axis.

[ 1695-1705; verticillus spindle whorl, equiv. to vertic- (s. of vertex ) VERTEX + -illus dim. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .