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verticillaster

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ver-ti-cil-laster
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A whorl of flowers apparently of one cluster, but composed of two opposite axillary cymes, as in mint.

Etymology

Latin verticillus (“a whirl”) + aster (“a star”).

Inflected Forms

verticillasters (plural)

Rhymes With

master faster disaster pastor plaster headmaster castor caster blaster aster alabaster remaster

Questions

What does verticillaster mean?
A whorl of flowers apparently of one cluster, but composed of two opposite axillary cymes, as in mint.
Where does verticillaster come from?
Latin verticillus (“a whirl”) + aster (“a star”).

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