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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVerticil
/ˈvɜːr.tɪ.sɪl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An arrangement of leaves, flowers, or branches in a ring or whorl around the same point on a stem.
"The mint plant features distinct verticils of small purple flowers encircling the stem."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'verticillus', which is the diminutive of 'vertex', meaning a whirl or joint of a plant. Entering English in the late 16th century via botanical terminology, it shifted from describing a little whorl or pivot to its current specialized biological sense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Verticil" is said worldwide
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verticille
Transliteration: ver-ti-sil
"Les feuilles sont disposées en verticille le long de la tige."
Quirl
Transliteration: kvɪrl
"Die Blätter bilden einen charakteristischen Quirl um den Stängel."
verticillo
Transliteration: ver-ti-chil-lo
"I fiori disposti a verticillo decorano la pianta."
verticilo
Transliteration: ber-ti-ˈsi-lo
"Las hojas crecen en verticilo alrededor del tallo principal."
verticilo
Transliteration: ver-ti-ˈsi-lu
"As flores formam um verticilo na extremidade do ramo."
चक्रक
Transliteration: chakraka
"तने के चारों ओर पत्तियों का चक्रक होता है।"
轮生体
Transliteration: lún shēng tǐ
"这种植物的叶子呈轮生体排列。"
돌려생김
Transliteration: dol-ryeo-saeng-gim
"식물의 잎이 줄기를 따라 돌려생김으로 자란다."
輪生
Transliteration: rinsei
"葉が茎のまわりに輪生している。"
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