circinaladj.
/ˈsəːsɪnəl/ rare.
1. Botany. = circinate adj.
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the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [adjective] > characterized by type of foliation or vernation
obvolute1760
conduplicate1777
convolute1785
valvate1829
circinate1830
gyrate1830
induplicate1830
supervolute1832
supervolutive1841
rectiserial1849
circinating1857
incubous1857
succubous1857
induplicative1864
convolutive1866
circinal1880
obvolutive1886
tricussate1900
1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. iv. §2. 133 Leaves are..Circinal or Circinate, when coiled from the apex downward.
2. Entomology. Rolled spirally backward and inward like the proboscis of a butterfly.
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1889 Cent. Dict. Circinal.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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