circinate
A circinate fern leaf
Meaning
Adjective
- Used of leaves or similar parts that are coiled on themselves from the apex toward their base.
- Round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular.
Origin
- From Latin circinatus, past participle of circino
Modern English dictionary
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