2 entries under this word

Orbiculate

Or-biē'ū-late, n.

noun

n. That which is orbicular; especially, a thing having a figure the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.

Or-bi'cū-lāte or Or-bi'cū-lā'ted, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. orbiculatus, It. orbicolato, Fr. orbicule. See supra.] Made or being in the form of an orb.

Orbiculate or orbicular leaf (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly circular.

An illustration of a broad, rounded leaf with a prominent central vein and branching veins.
Orbiculate Leaf.