Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for VER-TIC'IL-LATE
VER-TIC'IL-LATE, a. [supra.]
In botany, verticillate flowers are such as grow in a whirl, around the stem or in rings, one above another, at each joint. The term is also applied in this sense to leaves and branches. Verticillate plants are such as bear whirled flowers. – Martyn. Lee.
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