verticillaster

ver·ti·cil·las·ter

V0072400 (vûr′tĭ-sə-lăs′tər)n. An inflorescence with clusters of cymes arising in pairs in the axils of opposite bracts, as in most mints.
[New Latin verticillastēr : Latin verticillus, whorl; see verticil + Latin astēr, star; see aster.]
ver′ti·cil·las′trate′ (-trāt′) adj.

verticillaster

(ˌvɜːtɪsɪˈlæstə) n (Botany) botany an inflorescence, such as that of the dead-nettle, that resembles a whorl but consists of two crowded cymes on either side of the stem[C19: from New Latin; see verticil, -aster] verticillastrate adj