circinal, a. rare. Bot.
(ˈsɜːsɪnəl)
[f. L. circĭn-us pair of compasses, circle (a. Gr. κίρκῐν-ος, f. κίρκος) a circle + -al1: cf. F. circinal.]
= circinate.
| 1880 Gray Struct. Bot. iv. §2. 133 Leaves are..Circinal or Circinate, when coiled from the apex downward. |