circinate

circinate Definition

cir·ci·nate (sʉr′sə nāt′)

adjective

rounded or circular; specif., rolled into a coil on its axis with the apex in the center, as the new fronds of a fern

Etymology: L circinatus, pp. of circinare, to make round < circinus, a pair of compasses < Gr kirkinos < kirkos: see circus

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