Definition of CIRCINATE

circinate

Adjective Satellite

  • shaped like a ring

Adj

  • Of a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base.
  • Round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

annular, annulate, annulated, doughnut-shaped, ring-shaped, ringed

Scrabble Score: 13

circinate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
circinate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
circinate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

circinate: valid Words With Friends Word