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circinate
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CIRCINATE
v.t.To make a circle; to compass.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CIRCINATE
Cir "ci *nate, a. Etym: [L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns. Gray.
CIRCINATE
CIRCINATE Cir "ci *nate, v. t.
Defn: To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs. ] Bailey.
New American Oxford Dictionary
circinate
cir ci nate |ˈsərsəˌnāt ˈsərsəneɪt | ▶adjective Botany rolled up with the tip in the center, for example the young frond of a fern. • Medicine circular in appearance. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin circinatus, past participle of circinare ‘make round, ’ from circinus ‘pair of compasses. ’
Oxford Dictionary
circinate
circinate |ˈsəːsɪnət, -eɪt | ▶adjective 1 Botany denoting leaves or fronds that are rolled up with the tip in the centre, for example the young frond of a fern. 2 Medicine circular in appearance. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin circinatus, past participle of circinare ‘make round ’, from circinus ‘pair of compasses ’.
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