circinate

[ sur-suh-neyt ]
/ ˈsɜr səˌneɪt /
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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

OTHER WORDS FROM circinate

cir·ci·nate·ly, adverb

Words nearby circinate

circannual, circassia, circassian, circassian walnut, circe, circinate, circinate retinopathy, circinus, circle, circle absorption anesthesia, circle graph

Words related to circinate

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

Example sentences from the Web for circinate

  • Scorpioid or Scorpioidal, curved or circinate at the end, 77.

    The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray

  • Most Ferns are circinate in the bud; that is, are rolled up in the manner shown in Fig. 197.

    The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for circinate

circinate
/ (ˈsɜːsɪˌneɪt) /

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 forms of circinate

circinately, adverb

Word Origin for circinate

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

Medical definitions for circinate

circinate
[ sûr′sə-nāt′ ]

adj.

Circular; ring-shaped.

Scientific definitions for circinate

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.