Verticil

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Verticil \Ver"ti*cil\, n. [L. verticillus, dim. of vertex a
     whirl: cf. F. verticille. See {Vertex}.] (Bot.)
     A circle either of leaves or flowers about a stem at the same
     node; a whorl. [Written also {verticel}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  verticil
       n : a whorl of leaves growing around a stem