orbiculate, a.
(ɔːˈbɪkjʊlət)
Chiefly in Nat. Hist.
[ad. L. orbiculāt-us, f. orbicul-us: see orbicle and -ate2 2. Cf. F. orbiculé (Godef.).]
Rounded; orbicular.
| 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. xiv. (1765) 36 Orbiculate, rounded. 1785 Martyn Rousseau's Bot. xxiv. (1794) 342 Dwarf Mallow has..orbiculate leaves hollowed next the petiole. 1846 Hardy in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. No. 14. 174 Pileus convex, orbiculate. 1892 Gardeners' Chron. 27 Aug. 239/2 The leaves are orbiculate. |
b. In Comb. = orbiculato-.
| 1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 380/1 Shell orbiculate-convex. |