Definition of circinate Circinate

cir•ci•nate

We found 5 definitions of circinate from 3 different sources.

What does circinate mean?

Adjective
circinate - shaped like a ring
		annular, annulate, annulated, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped

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circinate (Adjective)
Used of leaves or similar parts that are coiled on themselves from the apex toward their base.
circinate (Adjective)
Round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular.

circinate (a.)
Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.
circinate (v. t.)
To make a circle around; to encompass.