orbiculate
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of orbiculate
1750–60; < Latin orbiculātus gone round in a circle (past participle of orbiculārī ), equivalent to orbicul ( us ) small disk ( see orbicular) + -ātus -ate 1
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The plant is very small and easily overlooked, usually growing in a resupinate form; sessile, orbiculate, free, papyraceous, with a bright satin lustre, shining, smooth, pale-grayish color.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
Pericarp woody, dehiscent at the tip by 2–4 valves; contains 1–4 seeds, slightly orbiculate, coriaceous.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas
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