circinate adjective. ['sǝ:sɪnǝt, -eɪt] E19.
[Latin circinatus pa. pple of circinare make round, formed as CIRCINUS: see -ATE².]
1. Botany & Zoology. Rolled up with its apex in the centre. E19.

2. Medicine. Circular in appearance; forming circular lesions. L19.

■ circinately adverb M19.

■ circi'nation noun (now rare) (a) a circling or turning round; (b) Botany circinate vernation or foliation: L16.

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