Verticillated (Adjective)
Meaning
Forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem).
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The plant's verticillated leaves grew in whorls of three around the stem, creating a striking pattern.
- In botany, verticillated arrangements of leaves are often seen in species of the mint family.
- The stem of the shrub was adorned with verticillated leaves that grew in tight, neat whorls.
- Verticillated arrangements of leaves can be an identifying characteristic for certain plant species.
- The botanist carefully observed the verticillated pattern of leaves on the rare specimen she had discovered.