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1. (adj.) circinate
made round; ring-shaped.
2. circinate
rolled up at the top of the axis, as the frond of a young fern.
Etymology: (1820–30; < L circinātus, ptp. of circināre to make round, der. of circinus pair of compasses (akin to circus ))
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1. (adj) annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped
shaped like a ring
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1. (adj) circinate
rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns
2. (verb) circinate
to make a circle around; to encompass
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