circinate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite shaped like a ring
    ring-shaped; annulate; annulated; annular; doughnut-shaped; ringed.

WordNet

Cir"ci*nate adjective
Etymology
L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. a circle.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns. Gray.
Cir"ci*nate transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To make a circle around; to encompass. Obs. Bailey.

Webster 1913