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circinate

circinate adjective: of a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base.

circinate: of a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base
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Adjective

circinate (not comparable)

  1. Of a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base.
    Synonyms:
    circinal
  2. Round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular.
    Synonyms:
    circinal

circinate meaning in Tamil and Bengali

circinate in Tamil

அச்சுச்சுருண்ட, சுருள், கோள உரு, வட்ட உரு, வட்டவட்ட

circinate in Bengali

গোলাকার, বৃত্তাকার

Synonyms of circinate

Origin of circinate

From Latin circinatus, past participle of circinō (“to make round”).

Words formed from circinate

Questions about circinate

What does circinate mean?
Circinate means of a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base.
What is circinate in Tamil?
Circinate in Tamil is அச்சுச்சுருண்ட, சுருள், கோள உரு. See Circinate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is circinate?
Circinate is an adjective.

Words near circinate in the dictionary

  1. Circeo
  2. Circesium
  3. circhoral
  4. circi
  5. circinal
  6. circinate
  7. circinated
  8. circinately
  9. circination
  10. circinations
  11. circing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: circinate (page history and authors); circinate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); circinate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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