adj.
Pronunciation: ' s ə r-s ə - ˌ n ā t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin circinatus, past participle of circinare to round, from circinus pair of compasses, from circus
Date: 1830
: ROUNDED , COILED especially : rolled in the form of a flat coil with the apex as a center < circinate fern fronds unfolding>
– cir · ci · nate · ly adverb