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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Circinate

· Cir·ci·nate · IPA
01 a. Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.
  1. 1.
    Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.(Bot.)
02 v. t. To make a circle around; to encompass.
  1. 1.
    To make a circle around; to encompass.[Obs.]