2 entries under this word

Circinal

Cĭr′ci-nal or Cĭr′ci-nate, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. circinal, from Lat. circinus, Gr. κίρκινος, circle; Lat. circinatus, p. p. of circinare. See infra.] (Bot.) Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center;—a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns. Gray.

A botanical illustration of a leaf curled inward in a spiral.
Circinate Leaf.

Cir'ci-nāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. circinare, to make round, from circinus. See supra.] To make a circle of; to compass. Bailey.