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circinate

[sur-suh-neyt]
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adjective

made round; ring-shaped.
Botany, Mycology. rolled up on the axis at the apex, as a leaf or fruiting body.

Origin of circinate

1820–30; < Latin circinātus (past participle of circināre to make round), equivalent to circin(us) pair of compasses (akin to circus) + -ātus -ate1
Related formscir·ci·nate·ly, adverb
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Related Words for circinate

oblique, round, spheroid, indirect, rounded, annular, circinate, circling, orbicular

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British Dictionary definitions for circinate

circinate

adjective

botany (of part of a plant, such as a young fern) coiled so that the tip is at the centre
anatomy resembling a ring or a circle
Derived Formscircinately, adverb

Word Origin for circinate

C19: from Latin circināre to make round, from circinus pair of compasses, from circus, see circus
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circinate in Medicine

circinate

[sûr′sə-nāt′]

adj.

Circular; ring-shaped.
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circinate in Science

circinate

[sûr′sə-nāt′]

Rolled up in the form of a coil with the tip in the center, as an unexpanded fern frond. See more at vernation.
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