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circinate

Adjective

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

circinate(s = adj.all) annular, annulate, annulated, doughnut-shaped, ring-shaped, ringed - shaped like a ring; Array

circinate, a. [L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. a circle.].

Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns. Gray. [1913 Webster]

circinate, v. t.

To make a circle around; to encompass. Bailey. [1913 Webster]

circinate, adj. Bot. & Zool. rolled up with the apex in the centre, e.g. of young fronds of ferns.

Etymology

L circinatus past part. of circinare make round f. circinus pair of compasses

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