Verticillate (Adjective)
Meaning
Forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem).
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The verticillate leaf arrangement is a distinctive characteristic of some plant species, with three or more leaves emerging from a single point on the stem.
- Verticillate whorls of six to eight leaves are a notable feature of this specific medicinal herb.
- One species of succulent is known for its striking verticillate pattern of six leaves around the base of the main stem.
- Some flowering stems have verticillate branching, where flower clusters emerge in whorls at points along the stem.
- The verticillate growth of three leaves from a central node in this particular stem pattern gives the plants additional stability and helps optimize light exposure.