Or-biē'ū-late1, n.
n. That which is orbicular; especially, a thing having a figure the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.
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n. That which is orbicular; especially, a thing having a figure the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.
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.
