1.
[syn: annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Circinate \Cir"ci*nate\, a. [L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare
to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. ? a
circle.] (Bot.)
Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a
term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.
--Gray.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Circinate \Cir"ci*nate\, v. t.
To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.] --Bailey.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
circinate
adj 1: shaped like a ring [syn: annular, annulate,
annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped,
doughnut-shaped]