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单词 circinate
释义

circinate

[ sur-suh-neyt ]
/ ˈsɜr səˌneɪt /
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adjective

made round; ring-shaped.
Botany, Mycology. rolled up on the axis at the apex, as a leaf or fruiting body.

Origin of circinate

1820–30; <Latin circinātus (past participle of circināre to make round), equivalent to circin(us) pair of compasses (akin to circus) + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM circinate

cir·ci·nate·ly, adverb

Words nearby circinate

circannual, Circassia, Circassian, Circassian walnut, Circe, circinate, circinate retinopathy, Circinus, circle, circle absorption anesthesia, circle graph
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Example sentences from the Web for circinate

  • Scorpioid or Scorpioidal, curved or circinate at the end, 77.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
  • Most Ferns are circinate in the bud; that is, are rolled up in the manner shown in Fig. 197.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for circinate

circinate
/ (ˈsɜːsɪˌneɪt) /

adjective

botany (of part of a plant, such as a young fern) coiled so that the tip is at the centre
anatomy resembling a ring or a circle

Derived forms of circinate

circinately, adverb

Word Origin for circinate

C19: from Latin circināre to make round, from circinus pair of compasses, from circus, see circus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for circinate

circinate
[ sûrsə-nāt′ ]

adj.

Circular; ring-shaped.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for circinate

circinate
[ sûrsə-nāt′ ]

Rolled up in the form of a coil with the tip in the center, as an unexpanded fern frond. See more at vernation.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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