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orbicular

orbicular


or·bic·u·lar    Audio Help   (ôr-bĭk'yə-lər)   

adj.  

  1. Circular or spherical.

  2. Botany Circular and flat. Used especially of leaves.


[Middle English orbiculer, from Old French orbiculaire, from Late Latin orbiculāris, from Latin orbiculus, diminutive of orbis, circle, disk.]
or·bic'u·lar'i·ty (-lār'ĭ-tē) n., or·bic'u·lar·ly adv.
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