circinate

cir·ci·nate

C0362400 (sûr′sə-nāt′)adj.1. Ring-shaped.2. Botany Rolled up in the form of a coil with the tip in the center, as an unexpanded fern frond.

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[Latin circinātus, past participle of circināre, to make circular, from circinus, pair of compasses; see Circinus.]

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cir′ci·nate′ly adv.

circinate

(ˈsɜːsɪˌneɪt) adj1. (Botany) botany (of part of a plant, such as a young fern) coiled so that the tip is at the centre2. (Anatomy) anatomy resembling a ring or a circle[C19: from Latin circināre to make round, from circinus pair of compasses, from circus, see circus] ˈcirciˌnately adv

cir•ci•nate

(ˈsɜr səˌneɪt)

adj. 1. made round; ring-shaped. 2. rolled up at the top of the axis, as the frond of a young fern. [1820–30; < Latin circinātus, past participle of circināre to make round, derivative of circinus pair of compasses (akin to circus)] cir′ci•nate′ly, adv.

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Adj.

1.

circinate - shaped like a ring annular, annulate, annulated, doughnut-shaped, ringed, ring-shapedrounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

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