Found 2 items, similar to Circinate.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: circinate
circinate
adj : shaped like a ring [syn:
annular,
annulate,
annulated,
circular,
ringed,
ring-shaped,
doughnut-shaped]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Circinate
Circinate
\Cir"ci*nate\, a. [L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare
to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. ? a
circle.] (Bot.)
Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a
term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.
--Gray.
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Circinate
\Cir"ci*nate\, v. t.
To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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