CIRCINATE


Meaning of CIRCINATE in English

— circinately , adv.

/serr"seuh nayt'/ , adj.

1. made round; ring-shaped.

2. Bot. , Mycol. rolled up on the axis at the apex, as a leaf or fruiting body.

[ 1820-30; circinatus (ptp. of circinare to make round), equiv. to circin ( us ) pair of compasses (akin to CIRCUS) + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .