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circinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cir-ci-nate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base.

adj

Round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular.

Etymology

From Latin circinatus, past participle of circinō (“to make round”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

circinately subcircinate

Phrases

circinate vernation

Synonyms

circinal annular annulate annulated ringed ring-shaped doughnut-shaped

Questions

What does circinate mean?
Of a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base.
Where does circinate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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