Definition of circinate in English:
circinate
adjective ˈsəːsɪnətˈsəːsɪneɪtˈsərsəˌneɪt
1Botany
Denoting leaves or fronds that are rolled up with the tip in the centre, for example the young frond of a fern.
Example sentencesExamples
- Most also have circinate branch tips, which unroll like the fiddle head of a fern.
- Droseraceæ are known from Violaceæ by their circinate leaves.
2Medicine
Circular in appearance.
Example sentencesExamples
- The transilluminated retinal image of the right eye at autopsy shows a circinate, elevated, perimacular retinal fold.
- Hard exudates may form a circinate pattern around a leaking microaneurysm.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin circinatus, past participle of circinare 'make round', from circinus 'pair of compasses'.
Definition of circinate in US English:
circinate
adjectiveˈsərsəˌneɪtˈsərsəˌnāt
Botany 1Rolled up with the tip in the center, for example the young frond of a fern.
Example sentencesExamples
- Droseraceæ are known from Violaceæ by their circinate leaves.
- Most also have circinate branch tips, which unroll like the fiddle head of a fern.
- 1.1Medicine Circular in appearance.
Example sentencesExamples
- The transilluminated retinal image of the right eye at autopsy shows a circinate, elevated, perimacular retinal fold.
- Hard exudates may form a circinate pattern around a leaking microaneurysm.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin circinatus, past participle of circinare ‘make round’, from circinus ‘pair of compasses’.