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Webster 1913 Edition
Circinate
Cir′ci-nate
,Adj.
[L.
circinatus
, p. p. of circinare
to make round, fr. circinus
a pair of compasses, from Gr. [GREEK] a circle.] (Bot.)
Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; – a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.
Gray.
Cir′ci-nate
,Verb.
T.
To make a circle around; to encompass.
[Obs.]
Bailey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Circinate
CIRCINATE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
circinate
circinate
English
A circinate fern leaf
Adjective
circinate (not comparable)
- (botany) Used of leaves or similar parts that are coiled on themselves from the apex toward their base.
- (medicine) Round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular.
Usage notes
- Most often the term is used in botany with regard to the way a leaf is "packaged" inside a bud.
Derived terms
- circinate vernation