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circinate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Circinate \Cir"ci*nate\, v. t. To make a circle around to encompass. [Obs.] --Bailey. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: circinate adj : shaped like a ring [syn: {annular}, {annulate}, {annulated}, {circular}, {ringed}, {ring-shaped}]
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