English Dictionary: orbiculate | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Orbiculate \Or*bic"u*late\, Orbiculated \Or*bic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. orbiculatus. See {Orbicular}.] Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline. {Orbiculate leaf} (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly circular. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Orbiculate \Or*bic"u*late\, n. That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular. |