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orbiculate, a.|ɔːˈbɪkjʊlət|
Chiefly in Nat. Hist.
[ad. L. orbiculāt-us, f. orbicul-us: see orbicle and -ate2 2. Cf. F. orbiculé (Godef.).]
Rounded; orbicular.
1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. xiv. (1765) 36 Orbiculate, rounded. 1785Martyn Rousseau's Bot. xxiv. (1794) 342 Dwarf Mallow has..orbiculate leaves hollowed next the petiole. 1846Hardy in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. No. 14. 174 Pileus convex, orbiculate. 1892Gardeners' Chron. 27 Aug. 239/2 The leaves are orbiculate.
b. In Comb. = orbiculato-.
1843Penny Cycl. XXV. 380/1 Shell orbiculate-convex. |