Circinate

What do we mean by circinate?

Ring-shaped. adjective

Rolled up in the form of a coil with the tip in the center, as an unexpanded fern frond. adjective

Circular or ring-shaped: as, a circinate eruption: specifically, in botany, applied to that mode of vernation or foliation in which the leaf is rolled up on its axis from the apex toward the base, like a shepherd's crook, as in the fronds of ferns and the leaves of the sundew; but the term is also sometimes used when the coil simply forms a ring.

To make a circle (upon) with a pair of compasses.

Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns. adjective

To make a circle around; to encompass. transitive verb

Used of leaves or similar parts that are coiled on themselves from the apex toward their base. adjective

Round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular. adjective

Shaped like a ring 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.

Words that are spelled similarly to circinate:
circinate, circinata, circulate, carinate, cortinate, circinal, calcinate, zirconate, circinatum, carminate.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word circinate:
balanitis, leaf.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective circinate:
balanitis, lesions, vernation, retinopathy, patches, form, pattern, arrangement, lesion, exudates, manner, plaques, border, configuration, syphilide, borders, erythema, maculopathy, eruption, ring, outline, patterns, rash, retinitis, type, figures, forms, fashion, appearance, areas, exudate, ringworm, ptyxis, patch, grouping, rings, margin, eruptions, vulvitis, leaves, character, group, lines, syphilid, margins, branches, tips, clusters, tip, shape, contour, outlines, advances, exudation, edge, degeneration, psoriasis, curvature, fronds, scaling, complexes, syphiloderm, projections, syphilides, circinatus, configurations.

Consonant match to circinate:
sarcenet, sarsenet.

Words that sound like circinate:
circinate, personate, arsenate, arsenite, assassinate, serenate, succinate, cessant, sermonette, cyanate, urinate, arsenide, uranate, servant, serpent, serenade, surrogate, sergent, seargent, surgent, sunet, samsonite, sunhat, summate, sun hat, sonate, cyanite, seminate, sesamoid, serjeant, surceased, serpente, syenite, csnet, serment, circinus, sursum, sarcenet, arsonist, fascinate, worsened, pronate, aeronaut, assonate, versant, personator, persant, chersonese, arseniy, uncinate, serenity, senate, senat, senet, cnet, sinnet, cnat, sennet, sinnott, sennett, sinnett, sennit, surina, cnut, suscitate, syringed, secernate, percent, cyanide, assassinator, c-note, per cent, sanit, sanat, sasson, cenote, samit, arsenault, cerate, csun, sassenach, cyanid, c note, ciren, cirino, sasan, sarsen, acescent, arseneau, assassinates, isocyanate, sarson, arceneaux, ruinate, sassano, circean, ceramide, arseneault, nursing aide, arenite.