单词 | circinate |
释义 | ▪ 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.
1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 147 Droseraceæ are known from Violaceæ by their..circinate leaves. 1870Hooker 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.]
1623Cockeram, Circinate, to turn round. 1721–1800Bailey, Circinate, to make a Circle with a Pair of Compasses. |

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