verticil vs curl

verticil and curl both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
verticil	Yes	No	No	No
curl	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, curl is a hypernym of verticil; that is, curl is a word with a broader meaning than verticil:

verticil: a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
curl: a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

Other hypernyms of verticil include coil, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, scroll, whorl.

verticil (noun)	curl (noun)
a whorl of leaves growing around a stem	lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl
	a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

verticil (verb)	curl (verb)
	form a curl, curve, or kink
	play the Scottish game of curling
	twist or roll into coils or ringlets
	wind around something in coils or loops
	shape one's body into a curl