▪ I. circinate, a. Bot.
(ˈsɜːsɪneɪt)
[a. L. circinātus, pa. pple. of circināre: see next; cf. F. circiné: see -ate2.]
lit. Rounded, made circular; spec. applied to that mode of vernation or foliation in which the leaf is rolled up on its axis from the apex to the base like a crozier, as in most ferns.
| 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 147 Droseraceæ are known from Violaceæ by their..circinate leaves. 1870 Hooker Stud. Flora 457 Ferns, Leaves..circinate in vernation. |
▪ II. † ˈcircinate, v. Obs. rare.
[f. L. circināt- ppl. stem of circināre to make round, f. circinus.]
| 1623 Cockeram, Circinate, to turn round. 1721–1800 Bailey, Circinate, to make a Circle with a Pair of Compasses. |