verticillaster

  • 1Verticillaster — Ver ti*cil*las ter, a. [NL., fr. L. verticillus a whirl + aster a star.] (Bot.) A whorl of flowers apparently of one cluster, but composed of two opposite axillary cymes, as in mint. See Illust. of {Whorl}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2verticillaster — [vʉr΄tə si las′tər] n. [ModL: see VERTICIL & ASTER1] Bot. an almost circular flower arrangement formed by a pair of dichasia facing each other on the stem, as in some mints …

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  • 3verticillaster — verticillastrate /verr teuh si las trayt, trit/, adj. /verr teuh si las teuhr/, n. Bot. an inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged in a seeming whorl, consisting in fact of a pair of opposite axillary, usually sessile, cymes, as in many… …

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  • 4verticillaster — ver·ti·cil·las·ter …

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  • 5verticillaster — /ˌvɜtəsəˈlæstə/ (say .vertuhsuh lastuh) noun an inflorescence in which the flowers are arranged in a seeming whorl, consisting in fact of a pair of opposite axillary, usually sessile, cymes, as in many mints. {New Latin, from Latin verticillus… …

  • 6verticillaster — ˌvərd.əsə̇ˈlastə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from verticill + aster : a mixed inflorescence (as in many labiates) consisting of a pair of much condensed nearly sessile cymes arranged around an axis like a true verticil see inflorescence… …

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  • 7Inflorescence — of Anthurium scherzerianum. An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are… …

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  • 8Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …

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  • 9Sideritis — syriaca (Mountain Tea) Scientific classification Kingdom: Pl …

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  • 10Penstemon strictus — Taxobox name = Rocky Mountain Penstemon image width = 250px image caption = Garden plant regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Plantaginaceae genus = Penstemon species = P. strictus binomial =… …

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