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adj
Of a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: circinal
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: circinal
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
shaped like a ring
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: annular, annulate, annulated, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin circinatus, past participle of circinō (“to make round”).
