verticil

(noun)

a whorl; a group of similar parts such as leaves radiating from a shared axis

Related Terms

  • whorl
  • sepal
  • angiosperm
  • perennial
  • apical meristem
  • stamen
  • primordium
  • biennial

Examples of verticil in the following topics:

  • Genetic Control of Flowers

    • The ABC model of flower development was first developed to describe the collection of genetic mechanisms that establish floral organ identity in the Rosids and the Asterids; both species have four verticils (sepals, petals, stamens and carpels), which are defined by the differential expression of a number of homeotic genes present in each verticil.
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