Advertisement
Advertisement
View synonyms for circinate
circinate
[ sur-suh-neyt ]
adjective
- made round; ring-shaped.
- Botany, Mycology. rolled up on the axis at the apex, as a leaf or fruiting body.
circinate
/ ˈsɜːsɪˌneɪt /
adjective
- botany (of part of a plant, such as a young fern) coiled so that the tip is at the centre
- anatomy resembling a ring or a circle
circinate
/ sûr′sə-nāt′ /
- Rolled up in the form of a coil with the tip in the center, as an unexpanded fern frond.
- See more at vernation
Discover More
Derived Forms
- ˈcirciˌnately, adverb
Discover More
Other Words From
- circi·nate·ly adverb
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of circinate1
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of circinate1
C19: from Latin circināre to make round, from circinus pair of compasses, from circus, see circus
Discover More
Example Sentences
Ferns, with fronds circinate in vernation, bearing the fructification on the under surface or beneath the margin.
From Project Gutenberg
Most Ferns are circinate in the bud; that is, are rolled up in the manner shown in Fig. 197.
From Project Gutenberg
Scorpioid or Scorpioidal, curved or circinate at the end, 77.
From Project Gutenberg
Parasitic upon Polyzoa, etc. circinate branched--branches irregular divaricate.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse