'Circinate' definitions:

Definition of 'circinate'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Shaped like a ring [syn: annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped]

Definition of 'Circinate'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Circinate'

From: GCIDE
  • Circinate \Cir"ci*nate\, v. t. To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.] --Bailey. [1913 Webster]

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