verticillate

• Botanischer Begriff für eine Anordnung von Blättern, Blüten oder Zweigen in Wirteln (Quirlen) um eine Achse.

An obsolete botanical term describing a plant structure arranged in whorls (verticils) around a central axis.

1. Arranged in whorlsC2formalscientific

   Forming one or more whorls, especially describing leaves or other plant parts arranged in a circle around a stem.

   quirlständig

   • The plant has verticillate leaves that grow in rings around the stem.
   • Botanists noted the verticillate arrangement of the branches.
   • This species is characterized by its verticillate floral structures.

   Synonymeverticillatedwhorled