About The Word Circinate
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Circinate
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What's The Definition Of Circinate?
[adj] shaped like a ring
Synonyms | Synonyms for Circinate: annular | annulate | annulated | circular | ringed | ring-shaped | rounded Related Terms | Find terms related to Circinate: See Also | Circinate In Webster's Dictionary \Cir"ci*nate\, a. [L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare
to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. ? a
circle.] (Bot.)
Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a
term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.
--Gray.
\Cir"ci*nate\, v. t. To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.] --Bailey. |
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