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verticillaster
ver·ti·cil·las·ter [ vùrtəssi lástər ] (plural ver·ti·cil·las·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
flower cluster like whorl: a flower cluster that looks like a whorl of flowers but actually consists of two crowded clusters cymes arising opposite each other, as in many mints
[Mid-19th century. < Latin verticullus "whorl of a spindle"]

ver·ti·cil·las·trate [ vùrtəssi lá stràyt, vùrtəssi lástrət ] adjective
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