The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Circinate \Cir"ci*nate\, v. t.
To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.]
--Bailey.
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context botany English) Used of leaf or similar parts that are coiled on themselves from the apex toward their base. 2 (context medicine English) round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular.
WordNet
adj. shaped like a ring [syn: annular, annulate, annulated, circular, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped]
Usage examples of "circinate".
And he stood with his shoulders squared and his head raised, braced on the crux of his circinate doom.
The Sandwall conceals the First Circinate, which provides a pediment to the Second.
And opposite them the abutments of the First Circinate rose like the outward face of a donjon from which people did not return.
From this vantage, Linden was level with the rim of the First Circinate and could see each immense circle of the Sandhold rising dramatically to culminate in the dire shaft of Kemper’s Pitch.
Without delay, he led the company up out of the First Circinate, through the back ways of the Second to the guestingrooms.
Now she saw that the hole in the First Circinate was matched by a breach in the Sandwall.
From this vantage, Linden was level with the rim of the First Circinate and could see each immense circle of the Sandhold rising dramatically to culminate in the dire shaft of Kemper's Pitch.